Exit Stage Left - Adam Croft Reviews
Newest Review: ... is shamelessly so. The thing that is either make or break for this story is the fact an entire murder mystery is crammed ... more
... into a very short space so the reader gets very little in the way of characterisation and background padding and is simply thrust headfirst into the maelstrom. So, fans of crime thrillers that like a slow burner with a chance to weave their way through all the red herrings and misdirection to put their own deductive skills to the test will have very little chance with this one as it's over faster than you can say "Elementary, my dear...Flint", but on the other hand the murder mystery is the only plot, with no su...more
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Exit Stage Left - Adam Croft: Holmes and Watson Mark II? (1220 words)by - written on 12/03/12 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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In his heyday Charlie Sparks had found fame and fortune as a game show host but alas, fame is a fickle fiend and now Charlie is fat, washed up and reduced to doing stand-up gigs at small time venues. Things go a bit awry for him when he unexpectedly dies of tetanus poisoning (think strychnine poisoning) whilst performing at a local pub concurrently being attended by a chap named Kempston Hardwick. Smelling a rat, Hardwick immediately concludes murder and decides to solve the case himself on account of not being able to stand injustice in the world. Tagging along for the ride is a man named Ellis Flint, an ex-Army officer, that Hardwick had just met that evening - will ... Read the complete review
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