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Another brilliant who done it

Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2021

Terrific crime mystery leaves you guessing until the end. The continued development of the main characters and their back stories and everyday lives brings these stories to life. In this book DS Marie Evans scores a lot of the limelight along with supporting characters Laura Archer and Sam Page.

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We get there, one way or the other.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2021

Said by Marie at the end of the story. That pretty much sums up how these detectives solve their cases. The are not smart or clever. Their results are pretty much the result of dumb luck,, or the work of their victims.

If you try to not think too much about the content, this is a pleasant read.

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We get there, one way or the other.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2021

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Philip Marlowe

There are more exciting plots in my garden

Reviewed in Australia on 1 May 2022

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As another reviewer has said, this could have been written by a child with apologies to the child if it was. Started reading then found it so slow and obvious that I could jump a few pages ahead and still keep up with the story. The writing would make Raymond Chandler or P. G. Wodehouse turn in their grave. Thrillers should make you wonder where the characters' thought processes were taking them. This author TELLS you. What ever happened to the writers' adage of show not tell? Boring! How on earth did it ever get published?

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fans of the series will enjoy this latest instalment

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2021

Latest crime thriller by prolific author Joy Ellis is the seventh in the Jackman and Evans series and not one encountered previously. This time, the detectives are on the hunt for a burglar who only steals photographs. A classic police procedural albeit a cosy crime novel. As the investigation unfolds, the bodies begin to mount yet the clues seem to lead nowhere. Overall, a leisurely paced gentle crime venture with a three-star rating. Whilst the crime element deserved a higher rating, the seemingly unnecessary distraction of the mundane lives of the crime team lessened its appeal – swathes of them sleeping or gathering for meals added little gravitas to the mystery. However, fans of the series will enjoy this latest instalment. With thanks to Joffe Books and the author, for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own and are made without fear or favour.

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KARI

Good in parts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2021

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I have read, and loved, all of the previous books by Joy Ellis but this one felt like it was missing something. I thought it was overlong and rambled to its conclusion. The two storylines I felt were fairly predictable and had so many police characters that I was expecting at least one of them to be written out of the story. It is the first Joy Ellis book that I almost didn’t bother to finish, let’s hope we get back to the usual 5 star storyline with the next book.

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Too soppy and sentimental for my liking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2022

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I’m giving up on this book two thirds of the way through. It reminds me a bit of Enid Blyton’s style of writing. That’s perhaps a bit harsh, but either way this book just isn’t doing it for me.

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B. W. Billau

Complicated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2021

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......and required a bit too much back referencing, to remind me who was who, for my liking. Not sure what the motive of the second villain was, as he had apparently spent years researching an excuse for a crime he apparently committed only a couple of weeks before. For all that, I'm sure the author enjoyed the journey.

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I read it to the end. but.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2021

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The writing style was a bit annoying. It seemed childish and old fashioned .The plot was good,maybe a bit tarfetched. But as they say, truth is stranger than fiction

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Alderney C

A tangled mess

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2021

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No cohesion or strong central plot just a mess of blurred characters dashing around in a fog. of confusion. Just dreadful.

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David

The night thief by Joy Ellis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2021

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It was okay but not one of her best , seemed to drag on to long readable plot , to drawn out .

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buffy

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2021

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Started off good , but would have gave up as it went on , but thought it might get better , but a unexciting ending

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