The Lost Luggage Porter (Jim Stringer Mystery)

by Andrew Martin | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0571219047 Global Overview for this book
Registered by elstaplador of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on 8/10/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by elstaplador from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Journal Entry 2 by elstaplador at Woking, Surrey United Kingdom on Thursday, September 22, 2011
I was expecting to enjoy this one more than I actually did. After all, the 1900s, railways, York - what more could one want? But it somehow failed to thrill, and it was quite an effort even to get through it. About three quarters of the way through it suddenly picked up pace and was then quite interesting until the end. I skipped the preview of the next book in the series, though, and probably won't pick up any more of them.

Martin seems to have done his research in so far as the railways go; I wasn't convinced, though, by some of the dialogue, particularly the way all the villains addressed each other by first names. I suppose it made them a bit more sinister...

Journal Entry 3 by elstaplador at Mystery book box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (1/18/2012 UTC) at Mystery book box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 4 by KaKo27 at Sarisbury Green, Hampshire United Kingdom on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Taken out of Yorkshire-lasses Historical Murder/Mystery Book Box.
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Journal Entry 5 by KaKo27 at Sarisbury Green, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I agree with elstaplador, I found this book highly boring. I could not engage with any of the characters, they all acted wooden and hollow. I can not imagine, the detective always talking about his wife as "the wife", even as they were quite young and just expecting a baby, while he talked about the neighbour addressing her by her name.
Also "the wife", the suffragette, was not very likeable.
The chase of the villains was a bit the chase of a headless chicken.

I also didn't read the preview, because I will definitely not pick up another book of the series.

Journal Entry 6 by KaKo27 at International Hotel in Telford , Shropshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (11/11/2012 UTC) at International Hotel in Telford , Shropshire United Kingdom

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