bookshelves: spring-2016, hardback, paper-read, one-penny-wonder, series, tbr-busting-2016, published-2010, newtome-author, mystery-thriller, britain-scotland, scotland-glasgow, first-in-series, mad-march-2016, eye-scorcher, gangsters, paedophile, serial-killer, teh-brillianz, the-troubles, roman-c...
The book is dampened by a lack of originality from beginning to end. The new Ian Rankin? Not by a long stretch...If you’re looking for an easy, predictable story this novel will suit you, but if it’s excitement and originality you’re after perhaps it’s time to reconsider.The fact that Gordon Ferris ...
"Sure enough, like a bad gangster movie, Eve ran on to the pavement with a pistol in her hand"This is a strange book. It's set in 1946 London but reads like a hard-boiled crime noir with a femme fatale. The voice of the author keeps reminding me of better crime novels of a later era and sounds way t...
Enjoyed the story and the characters, the war time setting and knowledge of Scotland was fun. I've seldom come across a published book with quite as many typos and spelling errors - but strangely it didn't detract from a very enjoyable story line. I will read more of Gordon Ferris but would suggest ...
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