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mylifeasjessskincare's review against another edition
3.0
Easy quick read. Worked out the killer half way through.
petra_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first book in a British series featuring DS Wendy Knight and her superior DCI Culverhouse from Mildenheath CID. They are chasing a serial killer who is targeting prostitutes.
I needed a short audiobook that I could finish in one day prior to the weekend. At 144 pages on Kindle / 3hrs audio this fitted the bill. Because this is a very short story, you don't get an intricate mystery/police procedural or anything in the way of character development, but that was ok. From reading other reviews, I gather DCI Culverhouse is not the most likable character due to his inappropriate manner. Personally, I found him mildly entertaining in a "grumpy old men" kind of way. I was more bothered by the female detective, Wendy. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Considering Culverhouse's attitude and Wendy's simplicity, this may not be the right book for you if you have strong feelings about clichéd portrayals, in particular of women. There was a bit of an old-fashioned feel to this. Then there was a side character who supposedly has Asperger's. He was drawn in a manner that led me to believe the author hadn't actually done a lot of research into how this character would interact with other people.
The book was narrated by Nigel Patterson, which was the saving grace in all of this. He was excellent.
Overall, this was a quick, light, predictable story with little suspense but it kept me amused for a couple of hours. I don't think I'll be rushing to get to the second book though.
Narration 4 stars. Story probably more like 2.5 stars.
I needed a short audiobook that I could finish in one day prior to the weekend. At 144 pages on Kindle / 3hrs audio this fitted the bill. Because this is a very short story, you don't get an intricate mystery/police procedural or anything in the way of character development, but that was ok. From reading other reviews, I gather DCI Culverhouse is not the most likable character due to his inappropriate manner. Personally, I found him mildly entertaining in a "grumpy old men" kind of way. I was more bothered by the female detective, Wendy. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Considering Culverhouse's attitude and Wendy's simplicity, this may not be the right book for you if you have strong feelings about clichéd portrayals, in particular of women. There was a bit of an old-fashioned feel to this. Then there was a side character who supposedly has Asperger's. He was drawn in a manner that led me to believe the author hadn't actually done a lot of research into how this character would interact with other people.
The book was narrated by Nigel Patterson, which was the saving grace in all of this. He was excellent.
Overall, this was a quick, light, predictable story with little suspense but it kept me amused for a couple of hours. I don't think I'll be rushing to get to the second book though.
Narration 4 stars. Story probably more like 2.5 stars.
vesper1931's review against another edition
3.0
The introduction to the series brings Knight and Culverhouse to the case of murder of Ella Barrington, a prostitute. Then another prostitute is discovered, and the bodies are not being hidden.
At the moment the main characters are not that likeable but they may develop over the series. But an enjoyable quick read.
At the moment the main characters are not that likeable but they may develop over the series. But an enjoyable quick read.
criminolly's review against another edition
3.0
I got this free because I was interested to read something by Croft who was featured in the Guardian as someone who has managed to make a (very healthy) living as a self published author. It languished on my to read like for a while until I found myself with 2 hours to kill, no book or Kindle or phone signal and so only the titles I had downloaded to the Kindle app on my phone to choose from. 'Too Close For Comfort' was one of them.
It's basically rubbish, clichéd and predictable with one dimensional characters and ludicrous situations. But the prose flows well enough and I kept turning the pages until I was done.
It's basically rubbish, clichéd and predictable with one dimensional characters and ludicrous situations. But the prose flows well enough and I kept turning the pages until I was done.
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