An unfolding incident in the city centre of Newcastle was witnessed by thousands of people. The local police were confounded by the almost total absence of forensic evidence. However, there was a growing unease that this would not be an isolated event. Without specifics it became difficult to visualise any motive for what had happened. Nobody, not just the police, could have predicted what would develop from this sea of confusion.
The plot was based on a great idea, but one I felt fell flat because many of the subplots - criminals and possible criminals with their possible crimes - were not mentioned or wrapped up at the end of the book. I was left feeling this was a rant about health care packaged as a work of fiction. Hylton Smith also fell flat as an author by not having the book edited. There is a lot of misused or missing punctuation and a novel should either have chapter titles for all chapters or none at all. The characters were interesting but could have been better developed.
This could have been a good book as far as the storyline goes but it fell flat. The writing isn’t great. One of the first characters is built up to be a main player but then just goes to a different job and is never brought up again. Um, ok? This book really felt like the author wanted to covertly reflect his own political views. Especially at the end, I had to skip parts because it just droning on and on. Not worth the read.
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I struggled to understand what this book was aiming at. There were a lot of topical references to give it an edgy feel, but that in itself never beats a solid story with well-defined characters.
Was almost too full of twists and a lot of information, but the end was wrapped up in like 10 pages, and there was no follow up about what happened next, almost like it’s missing a chapter about the actual outcome