Rating: 4/5
Review:
Very enjoyable
I am thoroughly enjoying this series. This time, Sloan and Crosby are called to the discovery of a skeleton unearthed on a building site which becomes an investigation involving both past and present skulduggery, with a good deal of Wartime background.
It’s a very decent plot, but it is Catherine Aird’s writing which makes these books so enjoyable. There is a sly twinkle of wit running throughout, which she somehow manages to maintain even in a post mortem scene containing a lot of very well researched forensic detail, and without ever losing respect for the situation or the victim. Sloan and Crosby’s relationship is a constant source of amusement, as is Sloan’s relationship with Superintendent Leyes, and characters are skilfully and beautifully drawn.
I will, of course, be reading on in this series and I can recommend A Late Phoenix very warmly.
It’s a very decent plot, but it is Catherine Aird’s writing which makes these books so enjoyable. There is a sly twinkle of wit running throughout, which she somehow manages to maintain even in a post mortem scene containing a lot of very well researched forensic detail, and without ever losing respect for the situation or the victim. Sloan and Crosby’s relationship is a constant source of amusement, as is Sloan’s relationship with Superintendent Leyes, and characters are skilfully and beautifully drawn.
I will, of course, be reading on in this series and I can recommend A Late Phoenix very warmly.
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