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stiff65's review against another edition
5.0
Refreshingly different!
I received a free copy of this book via Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.
Great to read a good book with a flawed, troubled man as the lead.
A close knit community, with dark secrets and superstitions, unwilling to face their fears until a PI starts asking questions.
The 'realness' of Slim's addiction, his denial of the extent of the impact it has on his behaviours, the fact that he is a functioning alcoholic makes the story all the more compelling. I'm looking forward to seeing how the series progresses!
5 stars, 'Mr Benton!'
I received a free copy of this book via Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.
Great to read a good book with a flawed, troubled man as the lead.
A close knit community, with dark secrets and superstitions, unwilling to face their fears until a PI starts asking questions.
The 'realness' of Slim's addiction, his denial of the extent of the impact it has on his behaviours, the fact that he is a functioning alcoholic makes the story all the more compelling. I'm looking forward to seeing how the series progresses!
5 stars, 'Mr Benton!'
ads_1985's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
doodz's review against another edition
5.0
This was a surprising book to me. I saw it for free on Kindle and read the summary and gave it shot. The book turned out to be an awesome read. However, my only issue with the book is the main character and his habit. You'll come to see what I mean. Other than that, again, great read.
books_with_joanne's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
itsy61's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
willowsfair's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting, enjoyable mystery. Slim drinks a bit more than is bearable, and gets in his own way at times. He is a terrible private investigator. But the dialogue and storyline is believable and authentic, and the story is well told. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because it held my attention better than other things I’ve tried to read lately.
catladylover94's review against another edition
4.0
good, could not believe she was alive, really good ending
usbsticky's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I've been reading this out of order. I read #2 first because it was a Kindle freebie (I think, I have so many books on my Kindle I don't remember which is which anymore). Anyway, you don't have to, but it's best to start with book #1. Spoilers ahead.
Slim Hardy is a PI with a spotted past. He was thrown out of the military, he stabbed someone who was/was not cheating with his wife, he's a semi-recovering alcoholic. He's doing or not doing a very good job as a PI.
In this book he's hired by Emma to see if her husband Ted has been cheating on her as he has been disappearing every Friday evening and he's not where he's supposed to be. However, instead of cheating, Ted has been walking on the sands of Cramer Cove by himself. This is a very small and desolate cove. Desolate because it has very strong rip tides and the locals know not to go there, not in least because several women have drowned there or fallen of the cliffs in the past few decades. And not only is Ted walking on the sands but he seems to be talking or mumbling into or at a book.
Slim dives deep into Ted's history and eventually finds that one of the dead women (Joanna) was Ted's crush many years ago when he was an actor. And apparently Joanna has been haunting the village as well as Ted, causing him to try to dispel her ghost by reciting a mantra.
This isn't an edge of the seat novel. Rather, I'm drawn to Slim, his topsy turvy life and his attempts to try and solve the mystery. It does get somewhat creepy at times and the author does a good job of plotting the story. But there are too few characters for the readers not to guess who each of the characters turn out to be before the end of the novel. Overall, I liked it because I liked the characters and the setting and I'm reading #3 now.
Slim Hardy is a PI with a spotted past. He was thrown out of the military, he stabbed someone who was/was not cheating with his wife, he's a semi-recovering alcoholic. He's doing or not doing a very good job as a PI.
In this book he's hired by Emma to see if her husband Ted has been cheating on her as he has been disappearing every Friday evening and he's not where he's supposed to be. However, instead of cheating, Ted has been walking on the sands of Cramer Cove by himself. This is a very small and desolate cove. Desolate because it has very strong rip tides and the locals know not to go there, not in least because several women have drowned there or fallen of the cliffs in the past few decades. And not only is Ted walking on the sands but he seems to be talking or mumbling into or at a book.
Slim dives deep into Ted's history and eventually finds that one of the dead women (Joanna) was Ted's crush many years ago when he was an actor. And apparently Joanna has been haunting the village as well as Ted, causing him to try to dispel her ghost by reciting a mantra.
This isn't an edge of the seat novel. Rather, I'm drawn to Slim, his topsy turvy life and his attempts to try and solve the mystery. It does get somewhat creepy at times and the author does a good job of plotting the story. But there are too few characters for the readers not to guess who each of the characters turn out to be before the end of the novel. Overall, I liked it because I liked the characters and the setting and I'm reading #3 now.
revenant_tomato's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0