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Black Camel - T.R. Bowen

Description: ISBN 0140285121 / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... and the denouement reasonably satisfactory. Looking back I can understand what drove the murderer to do what was done. It's ... more

... the "fleshing out" that's the problem. The plot's allowed to meander along. There were several occasions when I found myself wanting to shout that a certain question should be asked and a straight answer required, but the point wasn't really pursued. If it had been the book would probably have been a hundred pages shorter and we could all have benefited. A good editor should have sorted this out – along with the occasional sloppy use of the English language. Basic police procedures aren't followed. Alibis a...more

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Black Camel - T.R. Bowen: Humph! (818 words)
by - written on 28/01/05 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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I'm a voracious reader, particularly of crime novels, so finding a fresh name on the library shelves is a treat. This name wasn't completely new to me as I'd been vaguely aware of the name T R Bowen from television screenplays and as Trevor Bowen the actor, but I hadn't realised that he was also a crime writer. The book I found was "Black Camel", his second novel. Both feature policeman Gio Jones and ex-cop John Bewick. A porter at a Cambridge college is shot and it falls to Chief Inspector Gio Jones to investigate the murder. Because they're expecting a royal visit the college authorities call in John Bewick, who's now working for a private security ... Read the complete review