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 Evil Valley - Simon Hall
Newest Review: ... good, and in parts it is, but unfortunately it is so deeply flawed in other parts that I cannot really recommend it. ... more  ...
Firstly, the story isn't great. The endings of both strands are predictable and depressing, and the plot is surprisingly small scale considering that the back cover blurb implies that the final events of the book will shock the world.
Secondly, the story is very drawn out. It takes a long time to make any progress (possibly because the police and the 'specialists' they call in are almost universally useless) and I couldn't help thinking that the book could have been cut down by about a third. Plus, once the story begins t...more |
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Evil Valley - Simon Hall: The Evil Valley of Boredom (422 words)
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Written by BBC crime correspondent Simon Hall, 'Evil Valley' tells the story of TV crime correspondent (see a coincidence here?) Dan Groves. Dan finds himself drawn into the case of a man who is delivering pig body parts to women and then stealing identity documents from them, whilst his policewoman girlfriend Claire is investigating a suspicious looking police shooting of a man who was abusing his wife. Are the two cases connected? And can Dan stop crazy pig-part-man before his crimes escalate? I wanted this book to be good, and in parts it is, but unfortunately it is so deeply flawed in other parts that I cannot really recommend it. Firstly, the ... Read the complete review
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