How many times have you read a book described as ‘hilarious’ and struggled to raise a smile? I can guarantee this is not one of those novels. I laughed out loud on many occasions.
I’d like to commend Canelo for deciding to publish this book. In the current climate, most publishers want something safe – a newer, slightly different version of something that sold well.
Breaking the Lore doesn’t fall into that category. It is very different. From the nature of the crime to the cast of characters.
In another novel, Nick Paris could fit into a central casting image of the hard-drinking, cynical cop but here he has other dimensions. He has to get his mind round the idea the magical world exists, and he’s required to solve a crime committed against one of its inhabitants. Worse, he has to work with a cast of magical creatures, as if his dim sidekick Bonetti, didn’t give him enough to contend with.
The most memorable is Malbus, the chain-smoking, wisecracking crow. Not content with creating such an outlandish detective, Redsmith has filled him out into a believable character. Others get the same treatment.
Alongside the laughs you have an unfolding criminal investigation which propels the story along.
A highly original and entertaining novel and I’m looking forward to the next one.
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