A review by usbsticky
Murder in Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger
3.0
3 stars = I liked it by GR's rating system.
Spoilers ahead:
This is my first book by this author. A serial killer is killing tall blonde tourists in this island paradise. Chief Kaldis has been banished from Athens to this post as a downwards promotion and now he has to solve this murder without tarnishing the reputation of the town.
Everything needed to make a good book is in place, for example the usual suspects of major characters like a politically savvy mayor who wants this solved quietly, an experienced detective who is willing to risk his pension to catch the killer, a smart and gorgeous victim, a dedicated protagonist who will go all lengths to solve the crime and a host of interesting side characters.
Other things are well done: The setting is well written. The writing is easy to read and get into. I got into the book right away. The characters are pretty well fleshed out and interesting. The author tries hard to hide the killer's identity when writing from his point of view but persists too long and we don't get to know until the last page but by that time the book was over already and it didn't really matter anymore. Some of the sequences ended up being too long such as the chase and despite hiding the i.d. of the killer, the suspense was not high enough.
In summary I felt that everything was in place for a very good book but the writer didn't go hard enough in the right places. But he did a good enough job that I'm reading book #2 right now.
Spoilers ahead:
This is my first book by this author. A serial killer is killing tall blonde tourists in this island paradise. Chief Kaldis has been banished from Athens to this post as a downwards promotion and now he has to solve this murder without tarnishing the reputation of the town.
Everything needed to make a good book is in place, for example the usual suspects of major characters like a politically savvy mayor who wants this solved quietly, an experienced detective who is willing to risk his pension to catch the killer, a smart and gorgeous victim, a dedicated protagonist who will go all lengths to solve the crime and a host of interesting side characters.
Other things are well done: The setting is well written. The writing is easy to read and get into. I got into the book right away. The characters are pretty well fleshed out and interesting. The author tries hard to hide the killer's identity when writing from his point of view but persists too long and we don't get to know until the last page but by that time the book was over already and it didn't really matter anymore. Some of the sequences ended up being too long such as the chase and despite hiding the i.d. of the killer, the suspense was not high enough.
In summary I felt that everything was in place for a very good book but the writer didn't go hard enough in the right places. But he did a good enough job that I'm reading book #2 right now.