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Diamond in the Rough

Revisado: 12-20-24

Maybe it’s because I’m older with a bit too much girth and my wife has taken to calling my friends and me “grumpy old men,) but I love the Peter Diamond series more with each addition.

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Brilliant plot, incredible twist

Revisado: 11-26-24

All I can tell you this is the most original and mind bending story I’ve read in years. Great writing, characters and plot makes this a must listen for anyone who loves mysteries.

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Poor narration

Revisado: 11-24-24

I realize the author is thrilled with this narrator, but I am very disappointed. I listened through it twice and found him lacking as well as distracting.

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Brilliant. Gutty, Spy Novel

Revisado: 11-18-24

I was riveted from the start on this one. A gritty spy thriller with a really good mole hunt. I had no idea until the end who betrayed who. The book also reinforces my suspicions that CIA leadership is piss poor and always has been.

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Outstanding Story

Revisado: 10-29-24

This may be my favorite Bond novel. Set in the mid 50’s - Horowitz spins the story of Bond’s first mission as 007.

What a story it is! While it includes a necessary freak Bond adversary and a beautiful woman, Horowitz’s Bond is not super human by any means. He’s resourceful, perceptive, intelligent.

Great narrator, but for the first time ever, I actually slowed the narration speed to .95, in order to improve comprehension.

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Charming

Revisado: 10-22-24

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Normally that’s worth at least 4 stars. The only reason I give it 3 stars is my apathy regarding its ending. But you shouldn’t let this review turn you off. It really is unique and charming.

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Brilliant mystery, masterful characters…

Revisado: 10-10-24

It’s not a simple, cute British whodunnit. It is smart, creative, witty and entirely unique. Osmon is genius with his character development, plot and especially dialogue.

The narration is seamless with the writing. One of the best narrations I’ve ever listened to…

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Brilliant!

Revisado: 09-26-24

Robotham is, well, he’s brilliant. This novel is focused on a fiercely persistent Sikh detective in London who with the help of Vincent Ruiz, brings down a huge group of sex traffickers.

While Joseph O’laughlin and more recently Cyrus Haven are the main characters in his novels, (and in this novel Ali Barba), Vincent Ruiz is the best detective character in fiction, despite the fact he’s always in the role of a supporting character. He makes Ali and O’ Laughlin better in every regard.

Nevertheless, Ali Barba is a determined, if flawed detective I wish we’d hear more from in subsequent novels.

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A Mystery for Mystery Buffs

Revisado: 09-12-24

Lovesey is a master wit and character builder. This is a really clever and engaging mystery that not only honors the genre’s history and best authors, but pays a great homage to its fans.

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Incredible twist on the Diamond series

Revisado: 09-05-24

Much of story is told through the voice of a hapless, though devoted private eye named Johnny Getz. He speaks in a 40’s patois straight from the novels featuring Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe and the like. Peter Diamond fans understand and expect a meddling, inexperienced PI to be chewed up and spit out when Getz muscles his way into Diamond’s investigation. You won’t be disappointed, but you will be surprised.

Therein lies the biggest twist in the Diamond series ever. I found myself cringing whenever Getz interacts with Diamond, expecting a clever, yet inevitable train wreck. I expected the conflicts to lead the story a certain way, but was constantly surprised by Lovesey’s remarkable imagination. Make no mistake, this a remarkable work of art.

I must say James Langton’s narration is excellent. I’ve loved Simon Vance’s readings in the series and found others to be great disappointments. Langston does an excellent job here.

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