The series is set in Scotland and like the rest of Peter Turnbull's work, is a police procedural. “Deep and Crisp and Even” is the first book in the “P Division” series of books by Peter Turnbull. The novel was published in 1981. After a murder is committed, the thick Glasgow snow makes it tough for P Division to make out the knife-wielding killers's tracks. Readers liked this book because of the way the book does not disappoint, and features strong detectives who are able to get their man at the end of the novel. Readers also liked the novel for its use of dry wit, and the way that Turnbull makes the novel stick with you after you have finished reading. Fans could not wait to start the next installment of the series. Readers did not like
Fans of the novel enjoy the way Clark brings the characters to life, and the novel is just the thing for fans of urban fiction. Some found that the novel keeps the series going very well, and it makes them want more and more about these characters. These novels of Clark 's are page turners, that you will finish pretty quickly. Many cannot wait to get their hands on the next novel in the series. Some were kept on the edge of their seats with all that happens in the novel. Some noted, that unlike most women in urban fiction, these here are college
Good Old Boy by Willie Morris The book that I chose to read was written by the Mississippi author Willie Morris. The book, Good Old Boy, was written in 1971 and takes place in the small Mississippi town of Yazoo City. The book contains experiences of the author's childhood in this small town. The story began by telling many of the legends of Yazoo City. One of these legends involved a woman who lived by the Yazoo River. She supposedly lured fishermen to her house to kill and bury them in the woods never to be found again. The sheriff eventually found out about her and chased her through the woods into quicksand where she sank and died. Before she was completely under the sand she vowed to return twenty years later to have revenge on the town on May 25, 1904. Her body was retrieved from the quicksand and buried with a giant chain around her grave. On May 25, 1904 the whole town was engulfed in flames. Everything was destroyed in this blaze. The next day, some citizens went to her grave and to their horror the chain had been broken. Another legend was one about Casey Jones, a famous tr...
Mike Rose describes his first-hand experience of blue collar workers in his monograph “Blue Collar Brilliance”. Patiently, he observed the cooks and waitresses whilst he waited for his mother’s shift to end. He noticed how his mother called out abbreviated orders, tag tables and so on. Mike Rose describes how his mother, Rosie, took orders whilst holding cups of coffee and removed plates in motion. Rose observed how her mother and other waiters worked and concluded that blue collar work “demands both body and brain” (Rose 274). He describes that Rosie devised memory strategies and knew whether an order was being delayed. She was assiduous in sequencing and clustering her tasks and solved any technical or human problem simultaneously. Managing
I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
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Robertson Davies “Fifth Business” is a story about Dunstan Ramsay, and the guilt he and
I liked how at the end of each chapter,there was suspense which made it impossible for me to stop reading.
book I was greatly troubled by its ending. I can see why it is an excellent novel, but at
It made me understand Robert Ross’s pain and how caring and good hearted he was before his character change. It was really sad and heartbreaking seeing him change from being an innocent man who loved animals to being this submissive and aggressive person following orders. This book also made me understand more of the historical events and what was happening during World War I from the perspective of a soldier. Robert Ross was obviously my favorite character because he had gone through so much from losing his beloved sister Rowena, and also losing himself and the person he used to be which in the end, lead him to death. Although Robert was severely injured from trying to save the horses, Marian Turner took pity on Robert and offered him a peaceful death but Robert refused. This showed that Robert did not want to give up so easily and he still wanted to fight through it which to me was really
Danny O’Reilly is the new partner of Jack Taggart, assigned to spy on him but unaware of the world he was about to be taken into. Formerly a highly promising officer, he lost almost all the respect of the force after his baby vomited on the president while he was on duty. O’Reilly is the ‘amateur detective’ of this novel, being taken into a world where everything he once knew was turned upside down and having to learn how to survive in the streets filled with bikers and drug smugglers.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and believe it to be one of the best books I have ever read. It was extremely well written and challenging for me to understand at times. It conveys that dark side of human ambition very well, and it has given me much to think about.
Overall, this was a great book because I finished it in two days. It was filled with suspense, action, valuable themes, and it made me feel a wide variety of emotions. The book explored the value of family, the corruption of government, and the fundamental question of “Should one follow the order if it’s immoral to one?”
series for two reasons. The first reason is because it ties up all the questions I had from the other books. This book really was a good ending, for me at least. And the second reason is because it’s just a great book. It has mystery, suspense, humor, action and many more things that keep you from putting the book down. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this ten and it is also my number one favorite book (so far).
One of the reasons I would recommend this book, is its ability to immerse the reader in its fictional world, making them feel hatred toward some characters, like the unforgiving Dursleys, and adoration towards the loving Weasleys. Some people even become so enchanted with the
The most important part of any type of book or story is that it be interesting. This proves to be particularly important in detective fiction as well. What could be more interesting than having a crime committed in front of you, given all (or most) of the details and still not be able to figure it out? This is exactly how detective fiction authors draw people into these stories and books. By weaving an intricate and interesting plot full of fascinating characters, and all types of details about the crime, readers get drawn into the plot and cannot stop reading until they find out the solution to the mystery. Simply put, readers are drawn to detective fiction because it is so easy to become completely engrossed in the stories. The trick of the author is how to create such an environment to keep readers coming back again and again to the genre.