Nothing Like the Night - David Lawrence

There is a delicate balance that needs to be made when writing a series of crime novels. As an author sets out on their debut they look at the likes of Ian Rankin's Rebus series and hope to one day make as good a success. Rebus succeeds by having an in-depth and interesting central character, but also some great storylines. Therefore, any new author must balance character development with story. With too little character development a reader may not want to come back for more books, but is there a situation where the character can have too much involvement? At what point does a book stop being about crime and instead about relationships? I think David Lawrence's ...  Read the complete review