The Last Straw

I enjoyed this, an interesting mystery with many layers. It was, however, a police procedural. And it did a good job with that but it took a little drama out of it. Sections of the story were a bit slow as they got bogged down in the detail (particularly the sections full of scientific jargon). Neve......more

A new detective series to watch. DCI Warren Jones is must read detective fiction. The characters stand out on the page and the hero's wit adds light to shade in what looks like the first of a brilliant series. And, no, I didn't work out who the bad guy was before the end!5 well-deserved stars. I cou......more

I like mysteries and I like police procedurals. This was both and I believe the series has potential. However I do think it could have used some tighter editing. It lost the momentum partway through and it took me far longer to read it, my fun read of the week, than it would normally take. I do beli......more

"A promising start" All police procedurals rely on the same premise. The devil is in the detail. At times there was a tad too much detailed description which kept my 5* in my pocket. However, as an opener to a series it establishes Warren Jones as someone to follow. If the plots continue to be as com......more

Warren Jones, newly appointed Detective Chief Inspector to the Middlesbury force, hits the ground running when a particularly unpleasant professor at the local university is found in his office with his throat slashed. Jones is faced with pressure from above and below – his superiors want a rapid so......more