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DCI Tom Caton Manchester #5
Bluebell Hollow
The fifth in the acclaimed Detective Chief Inspector Tom Caton Manchester Crime Novels. Having just had some disturbing news from his past Tom is sent to investigate a body unearthed at the Cutacre Open Cast Mine. As victims and suspects begin to multiply Tom finds himself faced with an impossible choice. And still he must find the elusive killer.
An intelligent, fastpaced, gripping story, set in the North West of England - a place Bill Rogers knows and captures so well.
An intelligent, fastpaced, gripping story, set in the North West of England - a place Bill Rogers knows and captures so well.
- GenresCrime
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2010
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June 23, 2014
This is one of the better books in the Tom Caton series. We don't have to read pages of crazy rants because Rogers refrains from exposing the reader to the killer's mind and only deals with the forensic stuff. The undercover aspects of the book are very suspenseful. So four stars, BUT I can't just leave it there without noting that someone really needs to do line editing. There are only a few typos but the punctuation had me blinking in astonishment.
July 15, 2018
This is the fifth book in the series that I have read and the editing of the Kindle version has got no better. In addition to the dreadful punctuation, spelling mistakes and words in a sentence in the wrong order, there are factual errors (the Zodiac Killer operated in Northern California not North Carolina).
However, what spoiled the book for me was the glaring inaccuracies towards the end when Caton worked out where DS Stuart was being held (Loc 5545 on the Kindle). It was Caton who studied the prints in the reception at the Oasis. Sally Roper at the Oasis who gave the explanation of the location (2880). Joanne never wore a wire at the Oasis. Stone had never met Stuart at the Oasis. So the whole premise is fundamentally flawed.
Other than this substantial error the story was very good and I will continue with book 6 in the series.
However, what spoiled the book for me was the glaring inaccuracies towards the end when Caton worked out where DS Stuart was being held (Loc 5545 on the Kindle). It was Caton who studied the prints in the reception at the Oasis. Sally Roper at the Oasis who gave the explanation of the location (2880). Joanne never wore a wire at the Oasis. Stone had never met Stuart at the Oasis. So the whole premise is fundamentally flawed.
Other than this substantial error the story was very good and I will continue with book 6 in the series.
May 19, 2017
Thrilling. I could not put it down. It is intriguing to know how hard it is for the police to find the killers.
How Bill Rogers goes into so much details in his stories makes you wonder if he really wanted to be a policeman, rather than an educator. But then, he is educating his readers in the art of story writing. Isn't he . And with all the details on his books, what an education,we, his readers are getting. He is up there with the best.
How Bill Rogers goes into so much details in his stories makes you wonder if he really wanted to be a policeman, rather than an educator. But then, he is educating his readers in the art of story writing. Isn't he . And with all the details on his books, what an education,we, his readers are getting. He is up there with the best.
July 31, 2018
Actor Aplenty
Another great story in the series. Full of action and sub stories with plenty of twists and turns. As well as a thrilling climax. Keep them coming.
Another great story in the series. Full of action and sub stories with plenty of twists and turns. As well as a thrilling climax. Keep them coming.
January 13, 2020
DI Caton is embroiled in a murder investigation when his past comes back to haunt him. Mancunian crime thriller.
May 3, 2013
DCI Tom Caton's books just get better and better. This is theoretically the fifth DCI book although I skipped the previous one 'A Fatal Intervention' as apparently Tom Caton is barely mentioned in the storyline. So, for me, it's the fourth book read in the series.
Plenty of twists and turns that had me guessing to the end. There was also more on Tom Caton's personal life. Not too much for it to become in intrusion in the main plot, but enough to make me realise how difficult it must be to balance a police investigation and family life.
This was a kindle version with errors as usual, but either I'm getting used of them now, or there are less of them.
January 3, 2015
This was the first Tom Caton book I've read. Why start a series with number 5? This book was passed on to us from my mother-in-law. While it wasn't the worst I've ever read, it get a bit tedious after a while. Another reviewer mentioned editing and this book could do with some. I think there were too many sub-plots that didn't do anything for the book, especially the one involving his son. That starts the book off and towards the end it's almost as if the author suddenly remembered he needed to mention it again. This definitely is not the worst book I've ever read and I might go back and read the rest of the series to see how it progresses.
April 18, 2017
I just lost patience with the book. It started off well but couldn't maintain my interest
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