A review by kalkie
Too Good To Be True by Ann Cleeves
3.0
I usually enjoy Ann Cleeves' books, so when I spotted this new release coming up, I pre-ordered it from Amazon. It's part of the "Quick Reads" novella series, and at 112 pages it's certainly that! However this means it loses a lot of the usual charm and subtlety of Cleeves' usual Perez novels.
The whole premise is a bit unlikely too. An out-of-town policeman who is called by his ex-wife to solve a potential crime that local police have labelled as a suicide. He doesn't bring anything new to the case, but yet still manages to solve it in a couple of days.
It's not the best example of Cleeves' work. The Shetland books are well worth reading, and while this is OK, I'm not sure I would buy another "Quick Reads" as ultimately it's just too unsatisfactory.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf
The whole premise is a bit unlikely too. An out-of-town policeman who is called by his ex-wife to solve a potential crime that local police have labelled as a suicide. He doesn't bring anything new to the case, but yet still manages to solve it in a couple of days.
It's not the best example of Cleeves' work. The Shetland books are well worth reading, and while this is OK, I'm not sure I would buy another "Quick Reads" as ultimately it's just too unsatisfactory.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf