A Ben Cooper thriller in the Derby peaks

taking to the meet up

Caught when the York Bookcrossers visited the Durham Meetup. A new English detective for me to enjoy (Prefer them to the American ones on the whole). Going on Mount Toobie

For completeness, here is the synopsis from Amazon:-
'An escaped convict threatens more than the summer tourist trade in the gripping fifth thriller featuring Detectives Fry and Cooper. 'Today was the day Detective Constable Ben Cooper was supposed to have died. For practical purposes, he was already dead.' Fourteen years ago Mansell Quinn was jailed for murdering his mistress. Now he has escaped and is on the run, hiding amongst the Peak District's many summer tourists. When Quinn's ex-wife is found dead, DC Cooper and his tough boss DS Fry suspect it is only a matter of time before another victim is found. And Cooper -- as the son of Quinn's arresting officer -- is high on the list. As they desperately search the case files for clues and the death toll rises, darker possibilities emerge. Are the killings the work of a deranged killer who cannot be found -- or a desperate man, wrongly convicted?'

I don't think I shall finish this to be honest. I've got half way through. My main problem is that I find the detectives quite irritating for some reason (which I can't quite put my finger on). The cover of the book made me think I was going to be reading something slightly spooky, creepy even, but the writing seems totally devoid of any atmosphere. I feel as if I'm getting very bogged down in it and frankly not enjoying it very much. Time to move on I think. I'll probably take this to Meetup in the hope that it finds a more appreciative reader.

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Off to find another reader at the Meet.