The Ladykiller is ace (The Ladykiller - Martina Cole)

Member Name: rhianjo

Product:	The Ladykiller - Martina Cole
Date:	14/06/09 (16 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great story, realistic characters, good ending

Disadvantages: None

I love to read a good book and this one caught my eye. Having read a couple of Martina Cole before I knew I'd probably like it.

Characters:
All the characters you could identify with. I know a good author when I can picture in my head what they might look like and I had an image with all of them, especially George Markham with his secret smile. The physical and emotional descriptions are excellent. I think Martina is excellent in creating 'hard' characters but bringing out their human side so that you feel empathy with them even though I'm sure you're not supposed to. Martina weaves several extra characters in well, and none are extras for the sake of it, they all add to the storyline.

Plot:
It's great with a little twist. I am not going to tell any of the story to avoid giving anything away but there is a good mix of present and past to the story to give a good outline on every character. With Kate Burrows I thought this got a bit repetitive by the end by that's a minor gripe.

It is a believable story not too over the top, you can see there's enough fact behind the fiction, especially when dealing with corruption.

If you have read any Martina Cole before you won't be disappointed, if you have never read any of her books then this one is a good start. I read this on holiday and finished the book over the course of the week because I didn't want to put it down.

Summary: A good crime story with lots of personality