I had never actually heard of Cynthia Harrod-Eagles until I received this book to review so it is nice for me to have discovered another author. I would say that 'Old Bones' can definitely be read as a standalone without spoiling any pleasure.
I have to say I found it quite hard to get into the story at first but after a while I found myself really starting to enjoy it. I liked the style of writing and I thought the chapter titles were great. In fact, some of them were quite witty. It’s obvious that the author has done her research for this book. I bet that was interesting.
I really enjoyed meeting DCI Bill Slider and his team and thought that they worked very well together. There was the usual banter of course and I loved the humour. I was extremely interested in seeing what trying to solve a case from twenty-five years ago actually entailed. I personally thought that it would be an impossible task but with some clever sleuthing and the use of technology they were able to make quite a lot of progress and at the same time prove me wrong. Their investigations certainly led to some shockers.
Out of all the characters my favourites were Slider, Atherton and Connolly. I liked that the author also included a bit about their personal lives. That’s always very important, I think.
'Old Bones' is a classic whodunit which will have you trying to fit all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together. If you are a fan of crime fiction and police procedurals, then I really do recommend reading this book.
Would I read the rest of the series? Yes, at some point I am sure I will, that is if I can ever reduce my reading list.
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