Allyson M W Dyar reviewed Dressed to kill by Hall, Patricia (A Kate O'Donnell mystery -- 3)
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2 stars
Sigh...
I really don't like giving negative reviews to books because I really want to give authors the benefit of the doubt. But honestly, I seriously didn't enjoy reading this book one iota.
I saw this book listed on one of the myriad emails offering Kindle books at a sale price. I read the description of a mystery set in the Swinging Sixties and even had a picture of the Rolling Stones on the cover. The fact that the protagonist was a fashion photographer made it sound even more enticing.
Instead, this ended up being a run of the mill police procedural with a lead detective who has an on-and-off relationship with the fashion photographer. There were barely any hints of the Swinging Sixties with even fewer hints of the British Invasion (as we yanks called it) music.
The story itself was reasonably interesting but I really didn't like any …
Sigh...
I really don't like giving negative reviews to books because I really want to give authors the benefit of the doubt. But honestly, I seriously didn't enjoy reading this book one iota.
I saw this book listed on one of the myriad emails offering Kindle books at a sale price. I read the description of a mystery set in the Swinging Sixties and even had a picture of the Rolling Stones on the cover. The fact that the protagonist was a fashion photographer made it sound even more enticing.
Instead, this ended up being a run of the mill police procedural with a lead detective who has an on-and-off relationship with the fashion photographer. There were barely any hints of the Swinging Sixties with even fewer hints of the British Invasion (as we yanks called it) music.
The story itself was reasonably interesting but I really didn't like any of the characters.
Having said all that, I really can't recommend this book except for those readers who might enjoy a 1960s British police procedural. For all others, beware.