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Torch, 6 Jun 2009
Torch
When a young homeless girl dies in the latest of a string of arson attacks, Dr Rhona Macleod is called inThis is the second book featuring Rhona Macleod, Glasgow's answer to Kay Scarpetta. Arson attacks are taking place both in Glasgow and Edinburgh and Rhona is on the case. Because both cities are involved there is ample opportunity to hit the reader with threadbare clichés concerning these cities, and the author takes full advantage. There are many examples, but this is the worst.`The best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the train to Glasgow, or so say the citizens of the dear green place. Of course, that can be reversed. Cities forty-six miles apart, one wholly respectable and the other totally irreverent, the dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche.' (Page 15, Hodder edition).Glasgow is far from totally irreverent. Check some of its many `respectable' areas, for example, on the south side. As for Edinburgh being `wholly respectable', this obvious nonsense is contradicted by the author's own narrative in several places. And the `dichotomy of the...
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| Author: Ragnar - See all my rev.. | This is the second book featuring Rhona Macleod, Glasgow's answer to Kay Scarpetta. Arson attacks are taking place both in Glasgow and Edinburgh and Rhona is on the case. Because both cities are involved there is ample opportunity to hit the reader with threadbare clichés concerning these cities, and the author takes full advantage. There are many examples, but this is the worst.`The best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the train to Glasgow, or so say the citizens of the dear green place. Of course, that can be reversed. Cities forty-six miles apart, one wholly respectable and the other totally irreverent, the dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche.' (Page 15, Hodder edition).Glasgow is far from totally irreverent. Check some of its many `respectable' areas, for example, on the south side. As for Edinburgh being `wholly respectable', this obvious nonsense is contradicted by the author's own narrative in several places. And the `dichotomy of the... | 30 | |
| Author: Big Bertha (UK) - See a.. | Second in the Rhona McLeod books starts out as bodies and buildings are being torched in both Glasgow and Edinburgh this is too much to be a coincidence and forensic scientist Rhona finds herself heading away from her normal patch in Glasgow to Edinburgh and getting embroiled in the fire investigation.As Edinburgh builds up to Hogmanay the Police and Fire service try to find the 'Torch' before he can cause chaos to the celebrations.This is a fast-paced, easy read that flows along with tension building as the story reaches it's gripping conclusion. Great characters, a gruesome storyline and a loveable dog called Emperor.Although part of a series, this book could easily be read and enjoyed on it's own. | 29 | |
| Author: mollyeyre (Leicestershir.. | I did enjoy this book generally - it is fast moving and plausible. The characters are believable - my only problem is that the book ends without a satisfactory explanation for many of the actions in the story - It gives the impression that there is a limit to the number of words allowed - and 'golly - they are all used up already!!'I noticed this too to a lesser extent in the first book of the series - which was very rushed at the end.I still feel that this is a good read and would recommend this author | 36 | |
