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A review by softandcrunchy
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty
3.0
This is probably my least favourite of the Duffy series. There's plenty of great action, but the plot is thinner than previous installments and I feel like McKinty rushed this one. It just wasn't as satisfying as some of his others.
Having said that, what I've loved about this series is the fantastic sense of place he's created. The bleakness and despair that blanketed Northern Ireland during The Troubles, like the endless grey sky and rain, are almost like characters in these books. I remember seeing the regular news reports about the violence in Northern Ireland in the 80s, and I feel like these books have taken me right into the human thick of it.
Having said that, what I've loved about this series is the fantastic sense of place he's created. The bleakness and despair that blanketed Northern Ireland during The Troubles, like the endless grey sky and rain, are almost like characters in these books. I remember seeing the regular news reports about the violence in Northern Ireland in the 80s, and I feel like these books have taken me right into the human thick of it.