Review: A Meditation on Murder - Robert Thorogood

I’ve been enjoying a fabulous book this month sent to me by Mumsnet bloggers. Robot Thorogoods A Meditation On Murder. I’m a huge fan of BBC’s Death in Paradise and love indulging in the crimes of a tiny island in the Caribbean.  This book is written by the creator of the TV show and is based on the further adventures of DI Richard Poole (if he hadn’t been killed off)
This is a brand new story and is the case of a locked room! 5 suspects 1 body and a confessor immediately to the murder! Of course our clever detective knows that there’s something missing and the facts all add up a little too perfectly.

I did wonder if I would like the book as I adore the programme and it can happen that the books written after are a huge let down but goodness me! Not true here!! Robert Thorogood loves his characters and knows them better than anyone and it shines through in his writing. I picked this up to fill a spare half hour and that was it. It wasn’t put down again till I had almost finished and the kids were demanding food!

Its written much better than current crime books with no need to dwell on gory images or have any violence. It was, as the show is, a little piece of cosy crime in paradise, its fast paced and has you guessing till the end. A perfect way to spend a couple of hours I would recommend this (and have done) whole heartedly for some light enjoyable reading.

If you aren’t a fan of the tv show or have never watched it the book still makes a perfect stand alone read! 5 out of 5 stars and please can we have some more?


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