The Yard (Murder Squad 1)
by:
Alex Grecian (author)
Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781405909099
Publish date: June 21st 2012
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense
Series: Scotland Yard's Murder Squad (#1)
It's been at least 15 years since I've abandoned a book, but I just crested page 185, and am bailing.I was attracted to the book because I enjoy Sherlock Holmes, and spinoffs from that literary franchise, so expected to enjoy a novel set in the early days of Scotland Yard. I am interested in the boo...
"Nobody noticed when Inspector Christian Little of Scotland Yard disappeared, and nobody was looking for him when he was found." I was hooked from the start of The Yard. Alex Grecian did a good job of keeping the plot moving by jumping from perspective to perspective. I loved the addition of the...
The performance on the audio version of this book is great, and if I was grading that, it would be an easy five stars. However, the book itself feels longer than it has to be. And quite frankly, while I enjoyed the writing, I got really annoyed with the pretty women being the good ones, and the ug...
Shortly after the reign of terror by Jack the Ripper the London police form a “murder squad”. Twelve men picked for their proven investigative skills to solve murders in 19th century London. When one of the officers is found stuffed into a steamer trunk with his eyes and mouth sewn shut the whole ...
It's been at least 15 years since I've abandoned a book, but I just crested page 185, and am bailing. I was attracted to the book because I enjoy Sherlock Holmes, and spinoffs from that literary franchise, so expected to enjoy a novel set in the early days of Scotland Yard. I am interested in the bo...
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