Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Wreckage, Caterpillar Cop

Two fairly "meh" books.  I was particularly disappointed by James McClure's Caterpillar Cop, since I think Gooseberry Fool is a fantastic mystery novel and The Artful Egg has some funny views of South Africa.  But Caterpillar Cop is a by-the-novels procedural.  Zondi has a bit part, which certainly doesn't help matters; his and Kramer's different approach are part of what makes the series work.

The Wreckage didn't really do anything for me either.  It seems to be one of those books that's less than the sum of its parts.  Decent characters, decent writing, a good (believable) conspiracy plot, but the whole just didn't cohere for me.

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