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A review by kirkw1972
The Midnight Hour by Elly Griffiths
5.0
I love Elly’s books and this series is just as good as previous ones I’ve read. I need to go back and read the rest now. This one is set in 1965 and so interesting to read of how women police officers were treated. Not even allowed to drive n case it harm their delicate sensibilities. We also have 2 female private detectives, one who has to drag her 2 year old everywhere as the nanny is in hospital.
Between them they are trying to solve the murder of Bert Billington, a man who has many enemies so they have plenty of suspects to choose from. There’s the usual humour running through the book along with the crime solving. I loved the social commentary, the supplementary characters and after a struggling a few weeks to read it’s been great to find a book I didn’t want to put down.
There are some serious points it also covers; the aforementioned way female officers were treated, bullying in the workplace and women’s equality fight in general and they are effortlessly woven through the story. Overall Elly is fast becoming one of my favourite authors and I’m enjoying reading all her books
Between them they are trying to solve the murder of Bert Billington, a man who has many enemies so they have plenty of suspects to choose from. There’s the usual humour running through the book along with the crime solving. I loved the social commentary, the supplementary characters and after a struggling a few weeks to read it’s been great to find a book I didn’t want to put down.
There are some serious points it also covers; the aforementioned way female officers were treated, bullying in the workplace and women’s equality fight in general and they are effortlessly woven through the story. Overall Elly is fast becoming one of my favourite authors and I’m enjoying reading all her books