A review by drey72
Tick Tock, by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
2.0
Let me start by saying I like Michael Bennett. He’s a good guy, a great detective, and he cares. In Tick Tock, he’s pulled away from his vacation to deal with a bomb threat, and then the bodies start showing up. And if that’s not enough, he also has to deal with the local bullies picking on his kids, and make a decision about his attraction to his nanny Mary Catherine – especially when an old flame flies into town to work on the case. Phew!
But as much as I like Michael, I did not like Tick Tock, not least because I’d expected him to be better. Not at detecting – he holds his own on that front; but at matters of the heart. The whole romance angle left a sour tang, especially when Emily appeared.
Other than that, the story was well-told and the hunt definitely kept my interest, if only to find out who the heck Lawrence is, and his role in Tick Tock. The ending for the action was a bit ho-hum, the ending to the love triangle has possibilities. Give it a whirl if you’re a Patterson/Ledwidge fan – and come back and let me know what you thought.
drey’s rating: Ok
But as much as I like Michael, I did not like Tick Tock, not least because I’d expected him to be better. Not at detecting – he holds his own on that front; but at matters of the heart. The whole romance angle left a sour tang, especially when Emily appeared.
Other than that, the story was well-told and the hunt definitely kept my interest, if only to find out who the heck Lawrence is, and his role in Tick Tock. The ending for the action was a bit ho-hum, the ending to the love triangle has possibilities. Give it a whirl if you’re a Patterson/Ledwidge fan – and come back and let me know what you thought.
drey’s rating: Ok