The Last Dance: A Detective Miller case - the first new Billingham series in 20 years | 
pick2024 Reads continued
Catching up on the crime genre
TMB - a shocking double ending when Thorne once again goes up against his nemesis Stuart Nicklin
TLD - really liked this new 'unconventional' detective and his sense of humour and the general humour of the novel.
so-soAs the first in a new series this is an OK mystery with an interesting protagonist, Det. Declan Miller. I enjoyed Bellingham‘s slow unspooling of Declan‘s back story. The background characters, while not well developed, hold promise. I liked his partner, Sara Xiu a lot. Together they seek a hired gun that may be involved with one of two mob families. I do have to say the humor fell a bit flat. All in all, a competent, but not brilliant story.
pickAlways a bit weird when one of your series authors starts a new series, with a new detective. The writing is good and the police procedure- I‘ll give it another couple of books to see whether I like this detective as much as Tom Thorne.
#serieslove2023 1/1
pickI enjoyed this murder mystery although I did find Miller‘s sense of humour a little irritating after a while. However, I did quite like him and also thought his partner in crime, DS Sara Xui, an interesting character. The story itself was quite well plotted and the pace flowed nicely which kept me turning the pages. It‘s left on something of a cliffhanger as a tempter for the sequel. A fun and entertaining thriller with a difference! #Pigeonhole
