Genre: Mystery
Description:
“Harry Briggs is a Private Investigator based in Yorkshire, England in
the 1980s.
His cases have been the run of the mill kind. Seedy divorce cases,
fraudulent insurance claims and the serving of court documents. His business is
close to financial collapse and his marriage is on the rocks.
Along comes a different type of case. It’s a big one and could put
Harry on financial easy street. It could also ruin him. The potential rewards
are great, and so are the dangers. Harry struggles with his sense of doing the
right thing against losing everything. He is new to murder, violence and the threat
of spending time in jail. He has some tough choices to make.”
Author:
“Steve Thornes was born in 1948. His life has had its setbacks – loss
of parents at an early age, a bitter divorce and financial disasters. Through
all of life’s trials and setbacks Steve always found a way to see happiness.
Steve is now happily married and enjoying life as an author and freelance
writer.”
Appraisal:
At a high level I liked this story. The main characters, Harry Briggs,
a Private Investigator in England, and his assistant, Paula Goodwin, are
likeable, and the reader is naturally going to pull for them. The basic plot of
the story is okay. The writing is mostly competent although with a tendency to sometimes
get repetitive or a bit too wordy. If the feeling you’re getting is neutral or
lukewarm, like I’m neither ready to warn you off of this book or eager to
recommend you grab it for your next read, you’d be right.
FYI:
Uses UK spelling conventions.
Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of proofing misses.
Rating: ***
Three Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000 words
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