![]() ![]() ![]() And that’s in the first handful of pages. Straightaway, Cornell creates a world rich with atmosphere - the his depiction of the tension on the streets of London is visceral, and then when the first murder occurs, you start to wish for something a little less visceral. I hope neither Cornell or Fowler mind that comparison. The other thing I’m tempted to do is copy and paste the first three paragraphs of my London Falling review to start this one - I am a little annoyed to see that I spoke so much about the Bryant & May Peculiar Crimes Unit series last time, because the comparison really hit me repeatedly as I read this book. Won’t be (because I can’t help myself), but it’s tempting. I’m tempted to let that be all I say about this book. The sample’s at the bottom of this post, give it a listen. Sounded like a good idea to me (no pun intended). Update: A representative of, emailed me to ask if I’d like to post a clip from the audio book with this review. ![]()
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