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pelicanfreak's review against another edition
This was a DNF for me, and I only selected star-ratings because this platform requires it. I gave it a good effort, but it was just so very dull, and ultimately I decided that life is too short to be this bored.
No star-rating. I don’t think it’s fair to star-rate something I DNF’d.
The production was smooth, and the narrator was fine.
No star-rating. I don’t think it’s fair to star-rate something I DNF’d.
The production was smooth, and the narrator was fine.
michedea_books_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Toe the line is the first in first DC Jake Tanner series.
It’s Jake’s first day after been seconded from the Met and he is in training. His first case on the job is an armed robbery in a local jeweller shop. What normally happens is straightforward, but things goes wrong, and someone is killed. Jake recognises similarities from a previous case that he was involved in. But trying to influence his senior officers is another problem to deal with. When they robbers kidnap someone and place a bomb device collar around their necks. The Police are rushing around at breakneck speed to find the keys that are supposedly to diffuse it.
This is a fast-paced thriller, full of action and corruption. Which I found although a bit farfetched at times, I found a highly entertaining read and a great start to the series. 4 stars from me.
annebrooke's review against another edition
2.0
This is an unrealistic thriller overly full of incident. So much so that I found it quite exhausting. I think the basic plotline is good but the main character needed a lot more development and the chapters focusing on the criminal gang could easily have been cut out. It's also a lot more violent than it needed to be. That said, it was nice having something set in the area where I live, and there are certainly a lot of twists and turns throughout. I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series though.
vesper1931's review against another edition
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
DC Jake Tanner's first day in the Guildford Major Crime Team. And the criminals known as The Crimsons have hit a local jewellery shop. Killing one female and taking hostage another. Can the team captive the Crimsons and save the hostage having found that they have a corrupt team member, but who is it.
An entertaining modern mystery. A good start to this series.
An entertaining modern mystery. A good start to this series.