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Taylor Jackson #4
The Cold Room
Homicide detective Taylor Jackson thinks she's seen it all in Nashville but she's never seen anything as perverse as The Conductor. Once his victim is captured, he contains her in a glass coffin, slowly starving her to death. Only then does he give in to his attraction.
Later, he creatively disposes of the body by reenacting scenes from famous paintings. Strangely, similar macabre works are being displayed in Europe. Taylor teams up with her fiance, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, and New Scotland Yard detective James "Memphis" Highsmythe a haunted man who has eyes only for Taylor to put an end to The Conductor's art collection.
Has the killer gone international? Or are there dueling artists, competing to create the ultimate masterpiece?
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416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2010
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J.T. Ellison
83 books6,937 followersJ.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30 novels, and the EMMY® award winning co-host of the literary TV show A WORD ON WORDS. She also writes fantasy under the pen name Joss Walker.
With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim and prestigious awards They have also been optioned for television, and published in 28 countries.
J.T. lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens, one of whom is a ghost, where she is hard at work on her next novel.
With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim and prestigious awards They have also been optioned for television, and published in 28 countries.
J.T. lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens, one of whom is a ghost, where she is hard at work on her next novel.
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August 10, 2016
J.T. Ellison knows how to spin a tale with Taylor Jackson, a tough-as-nails main character who never seems to lack for passion. She finds it in both her professional and personal life. The Cold Room gripped me from the first page, and it didn’t let me go until I had reached the end. The chilling nature of the tale kept me in rapt attention, and while the plot may have seemed a bit farfetched to some, I found it to be both heavily researched and a compelling read.
I found myself intrigued by the descriptions of Nashville, and I attribute this to the outstanding writing abilities of the author. She turned a local tale into an international one, when Taylor and her fiancé, FBI agent John Baldwin, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Italy. Florence never sounded so good.
It takes a special writer to delve into some dark places of the human psyche, when many individuals might shy away from such an experience. To her credit, she didn’t just skirt across the surface, she jumped all the way in, and her novel is a stronger, better book because of her willingness to peek beneath the surface.
Endings can prove a bit of a challenge, but Ellison pulls it off with ease. She sets herself and the reader up perfectly for The Immortals. While this is my first foray into Taylor’s world, it certainly won’t be my last.
Cross-posted at Robert's Reads
I found myself intrigued by the descriptions of Nashville, and I attribute this to the outstanding writing abilities of the author. She turned a local tale into an international one, when Taylor and her fiancé, FBI agent John Baldwin, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Italy. Florence never sounded so good.
It takes a special writer to delve into some dark places of the human psyche, when many individuals might shy away from such an experience. To her credit, she didn’t just skirt across the surface, she jumped all the way in, and her novel is a stronger, better book because of her willingness to peek beneath the surface.
Endings can prove a bit of a challenge, but Ellison pulls it off with ease. She sets herself and the reader up perfectly for The Immortals. While this is my first foray into Taylor’s world, it certainly won’t be my last.
Cross-posted at Robert's Reads
February 17, 2022
Happy to be back reading this series that I thought that I had already read 😂
December 20, 2015
This is the fourth book in a series, which now feels like it's hit a plateau. There's nothing really exciting, no tension, and a slow pace. Frankly, I felt a little bored and just wanted it over. At the end, there were some loose ends involving the new lieutenant, Taylor's new partner, and a DI from New Scotland Yard.
A certain protagonist, The Pretender, who escaped capture in a previous book, is making threats in this book. I hate when this happens in a TV show, and I hate it in books. He's not that interesting. Catch the guy and move on. Anyway, I know he's going to show up in at least one more book. I'm in no hurry to get there.
A certain protagonist, The Pretender, who escaped capture in a previous book, is making threats in this book. I hate when this happens in a TV show, and I hate it in books. He's not that interesting. Catch the guy and move on. Anyway, I know he's going to show up in at least one more book. I'm in no hurry to get there.
January 18, 2011
Reading J.T. Ellison's Nashville-set mystery series, I always find myself wanting to love the books more than I do when the final page is turned.
It's not that they're bad, per se. It's just that the stories can be so unfocused that it makes for a frustrating reading experience.
Unfortunately, "The Cold Room" is no exception. Starting off with a serial killer who poses his victims after famous works of art is an intriguing staring point. Removing Taylor Jackson for her team and comfort zone as she tries to solve this mystery and deal with the new departmental restructuring has its moments.
What doesn't is the second half of the story when things start to derail a bit. For one thing, the novel is far too happy to shift into the pages of a torrid romance thriller at a moment's notice. One moment Taylor is at the scene of a horrific crime, the next she or her boyfriend are reflecting on each other. And that's even before a third party shows up to create a bit of a love-triangle.
Add in a new departmental chief who is primarily a road-block to Taylor, the story of the serial killings and a trip to Italy and you've got a lot of threads. Unfortunately, the story jumps from point to point and while some threads are resolved, many are left dangling when the last page is turned.
It all adds up to a novel that should be a lot more fun than it is. Instead, it's just frustrating. There's a good, solid story in here. It just needs a bit more editing and polish.
It's not that they're bad, per se. It's just that the stories can be so unfocused that it makes for a frustrating reading experience.
Unfortunately, "The Cold Room" is no exception. Starting off with a serial killer who poses his victims after famous works of art is an intriguing staring point. Removing Taylor Jackson for her team and comfort zone as she tries to solve this mystery and deal with the new departmental restructuring has its moments.
What doesn't is the second half of the story when things start to derail a bit. For one thing, the novel is far too happy to shift into the pages of a torrid romance thriller at a moment's notice. One moment Taylor is at the scene of a horrific crime, the next she or her boyfriend are reflecting on each other. And that's even before a third party shows up to create a bit of a love-triangle.
Add in a new departmental chief who is primarily a road-block to Taylor, the story of the serial killings and a trip to Italy and you've got a lot of threads. Unfortunately, the story jumps from point to point and while some threads are resolved, many are left dangling when the last page is turned.
It all adds up to a novel that should be a lot more fun than it is. Instead, it's just frustrating. There's a good, solid story in here. It just needs a bit more editing and polish.
November 8, 2021
Another fab instalment in the Taylor Jackson series.
This time there is a really REALLY creepy bad guy. He is kidnapping women, holding them hostage in a box until they die of starvation, then having sex with their dead bodies... !
It's quite extreme, I know. But it is really well written, and the police procedural side of the story is so very well done that the gruesome bits are only a tiny part of the overall book.
In the last book, Taylor lost her post at Lieutenant and was demoted back down to detective again. And in this book she is coming to terms with that demotion, whilst also dealing with her stalker from previous books. We cross the Atlantic in this one - with the case reaching both Nashville and Italy.
I love how Taylor is no-nonsense, she's fair and by the book. She desperately wants her team back, even if she doesn't make it back to Lieutenant she just wants the old squad back and a competent boss, not a political pencil pusher who doesn't know a thing about police work.
A great instalment, onto the next!
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This time there is a really REALLY creepy bad guy. He is kidnapping women, holding them hostage in a box until they die of starvation, then having sex with their dead bodies... !
It's quite extreme, I know. But it is really well written, and the police procedural side of the story is so very well done that the gruesome bits are only a tiny part of the overall book.
In the last book, Taylor lost her post at Lieutenant and was demoted back down to detective again. And in this book she is coming to terms with that demotion, whilst also dealing with her stalker from previous books. We cross the Atlantic in this one - with the case reaching both Nashville and Italy.
I love how Taylor is no-nonsense, she's fair and by the book. She desperately wants her team back, even if she doesn't make it back to Lieutenant she just wants the old squad back and a competent boss, not a political pencil pusher who doesn't know a thing about police work.
A great instalment, onto the next!
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March 8, 2021
Well, what a thriller this book is - another OMG - great story line, very sick and twisted (just the way I like them). Some good twists and turns and conflicts thrown in - J.T. Ellison really knows how to tell a good story and keep you interested!
My second read of this book was as good as the first! Amazing how much I have forgotten in 7 years!
5 solid stars and 2 thumbs up!
My second read of this book was as good as the first! Amazing how much I have forgotten in 7 years!
5 solid stars and 2 thumbs up!
January 1, 2020
Loving this series!
June 29, 2023
WOW! I just finished The Cold Room. I still haven't caught my breath. That was one amazingly intense story. I read it in one sitting, I couldn't put it down.
The Cold Room is the fourth book in the Taylor Jackson series. After she was demoted in the previous book, Taylor is trying to deal with being just a rank and file detective again. Her team has been broken up and all working in different parts of Nashville. She has a new partner who has been a detective for all of one month. And she has a new lieutenant who seems more interested in making sure rules are followed than solving murders.
When Taylor is called into a murder scene on her day off, she knows nothing good is going to come of it. And she's right. When she sees that the body has been displayed, she calls in her fiance FBI profiler John Baldwin. The news he brings is distressing. This case is mirroring one hes been working in London and Florence.
The next day another body is found. And again it displayed to look like a famous work of art. Baldwin's cases in Europe are young extremely thin white women. Taylor's cases are two African American women.
The autopsy reveals, like Baldwins cases the women were contained somehow and starved to death. And someone has had sex with them after death.
DNA is found and it seems Baldwins killer has jumped continents.
Baldwin is also working with a detective from New Scotland Yard. "Memphis" Highsmyth. Who upon first laying eyes on Taylor, deems she is the spitting image of his dead wife. He decides she will be his.
This book has such an amazing twist in it. I was blown away. It was so well written, some might find the subject matter a bit difficult but it does not take up a lot of page time. It was interesting to watch the two cases come together. I loved it. If you like a good thriller/mystery ala John Sanford or Karin Slaughter you'll love this one too.
The Cold Room is the fourth book in the Taylor Jackson series. After she was demoted in the previous book, Taylor is trying to deal with being just a rank and file detective again. Her team has been broken up and all working in different parts of Nashville. She has a new partner who has been a detective for all of one month. And she has a new lieutenant who seems more interested in making sure rules are followed than solving murders.
When Taylor is called into a murder scene on her day off, she knows nothing good is going to come of it. And she's right. When she sees that the body has been displayed, she calls in her fiance FBI profiler John Baldwin. The news he brings is distressing. This case is mirroring one hes been working in London and Florence.
The next day another body is found. And again it displayed to look like a famous work of art. Baldwin's cases in Europe are young extremely thin white women. Taylor's cases are two African American women.
The autopsy reveals, like Baldwins cases the women were contained somehow and starved to death. And someone has had sex with them after death.
DNA is found and it seems Baldwins killer has jumped continents.
Baldwin is also working with a detective from New Scotland Yard. "Memphis" Highsmyth. Who upon first laying eyes on Taylor, deems she is the spitting image of his dead wife. He decides she will be his.
This book has such an amazing twist in it. I was blown away. It was so well written, some might find the subject matter a bit difficult but it does not take up a lot of page time. It was interesting to watch the two cases come together. I loved it. If you like a good thriller/mystery ala John Sanford or Karin Slaughter you'll love this one too.
May 23, 2013
This fourth installment in the Taylor Jackson series is another quick and exciting read! The pacing moves along quite steadily, though this one has an almost different sort of style than some of the previous books in the series. The killer’s perspective is offered early into the novel, making this more of a true thriller in the way it really adds to the excitement. The overall mystery is lessened, but the plot still manages to hold onto a few surprises. Though perhaps most surprising is just how well Taylor handles the upheavals to her department that were presented at the end of the previous novel, Judas Kiss.
Some new characters are introduced here - a new detective, Renn McKenzie and a British detective from the New Scotland Yard, (also a viscount), who goes by the nickname of Memphis. It will be interesting to see if both of these characters will be as significant in later volumes in the series. The Pretender continues to play a rather backseat role, so I am hoping that he, too, will play a larger role in the future. But even with his cryptic notes and hints, it makes for an interesting dynamic between cop and killer. And this book, too, ends leaving you anxious for the next volume, The Immortals. I am excited to see just where this will go! This is a fun series!
Some new characters are introduced here - a new detective, Renn McKenzie and a British detective from the New Scotland Yard, (also a viscount), who goes by the nickname of Memphis. It will be interesting to see if both of these characters will be as significant in later volumes in the series. The Pretender continues to play a rather backseat role, so I am hoping that he, too, will play a larger role in the future. But even with his cryptic notes and hints, it makes for an interesting dynamic between cop and killer. And this book, too, ends leaving you anxious for the next volume, The Immortals. I am excited to see just where this will go! This is a fun series!
July 1, 2017
Is Taylor going to get in trouble with Memphis in the next book and blow everything she has with Baldwin?
June 3, 2010
Due to restructuring of the Nashville Metro Police Department, homicide detective Taylor Jackson’s been demoted from her prior position of lieutenant. If that isn’t bad enough, she’s being pursued by a serial killer called the Pretender. Now another serial killer’s in Nashville, one who abducts young black women, starves them to death and, after performing necrophilia, poses them per scenes from famous paintings. It isn’t long before Jackson’s fiancé, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, connects Jackson’s serial killer to one he’s been investigating in Europe named the Conductor. Jackson and Baldwin team up with Scotland Yard detective James “Memphis” Highsmythe, and the chase is on as the three try to determine if they’re dealing with only one killer or perhaps two. As the investigation proceeds, Jackson’s trying not to be distracted by the chemistry between her and Highsmythe, which is unexpected and confusing, and her superior’s strange actions, which are hampering her efforts to investigate her case.
This fourth installment of the Taylor Jackson series is as suspenseful and intriguing as the first. This psychological thriller is gritty and realistic and filled with intense action. The chemistry between Jackson and Highsmythe, although not expected, is nicely delivered. Jackson’s a great character, a woman who’s tough mentally and physically but a real softy on the inside. The colorful backdrop of Nashville is a bonus to readers, as is Ellison’s intelligent writing.
This fourth installment of the Taylor Jackson series is as suspenseful and intriguing as the first. This psychological thriller is gritty and realistic and filled with intense action. The chemistry between Jackson and Highsmythe, although not expected, is nicely delivered. Jackson’s a great character, a woman who’s tough mentally and physically but a real softy on the inside. The colorful backdrop of Nashville is a bonus to readers, as is Ellison’s intelligent writing.
July 9, 2012
I found The Cold Room a bit different than Ellison's first three, and I mean that in a good way. You can feel the writer maturing as her books progress. She has always struck me with her outstanding vocabulary and timing, but her feel for her characters and the level of research seem to have propelled this one to a new height.
The first few pages sucked me in, and (SPOILER) really set me up by showing a seemingly normal man who was capable of such a frightening secret existence. And Taylor, as always, is her tough, hard-edged self, but showing a very human side when she is allowed to let her guard down. This keeps her incredibly realistic. I don't want to spoil anything else for the readers, but I think you will find this one different--for Taylor, for Baldwin, for the settings where the story takes place--JT Ellison has placed herself in lofty company.
I hope you enjoy The Cold Room as much as I did. (And when will we see Taylor on the big screen?)
The first few pages sucked me in, and (SPOILER) really set me up by showing a seemingly normal man who was capable of such a frightening secret existence. And Taylor, as always, is her tough, hard-edged self, but showing a very human side when she is allowed to let her guard down. This keeps her incredibly realistic. I don't want to spoil anything else for the readers, but I think you will find this one different--for Taylor, for Baldwin, for the settings where the story takes place--JT Ellison has placed herself in lofty company.
I hope you enjoy The Cold Room as much as I did. (And when will we see Taylor on the big screen?)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 14, 2012
Ellison has written better. I agree with the reviewers who think this book started out really good then fizzled. The premise of the story was different and disturbing and I was expecting a suspenseful mystery. Instead we get a lame love triangle which seems out of place with the story - although this may play out in later books (not sure I'm looking forward to that). We also get the case being very neatly wrapped up in record time. It just seemed too easy, as if the author was rushing to finish it.
April 16, 2025
We could have done without the Memphis character
February 1, 2025
I was convinced this was going to get 5 stars and really it's more 4.5 than 5 but I was just left with too many questions
Thomas "knew" he'd found Gavin. How??? This was never explained. I bought the gavin finding out bit, but not how Thomas had found him originally.
And of course...what happened wuth their convictions.
Thomas "knew" he'd found Gavin. How??? This was never explained. I bought the gavin finding out bit, but not how Thomas had found him originally.
And of course...what happened wuth their convictions.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 16, 2018
horrifyingly, thrilling I could not put it down even when I really wanted to look away I just couldn't the story was that good and I just had to know the ending...lol
Seriously Captivating, Vividly Entertaining.
Seriously Captivating, Vividly Entertaining.
October 19, 2024
Oh so gruesome and an awful crime that gave me cold shivers and disgust at what human beings may be capable of. But brilliant 👏
September 7, 2017
Creepy to the power of ten.
The photo finish with the bad guys in Italy feels a bit silly in retrospect, but the bad guys in this one were part of a fascinating group: twins separated at birth.
The photo finish with the bad guys in Italy feels a bit silly in retrospect, but the bad guys in this one were part of a fascinating group: twins separated at birth.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2021
Taylor Jackson and Dr. John Baldwin pursue two serial killers with an interesting twist. Her demotion from Lieutenant to Detective makes this task even more difficult as her support group of police officers gets dismantled and reassigned. She learns to trust her new partner, Renn McKenzie.
May 23, 2020
Pretty good read. Plenty of twists and turns. Very colorful characters.
January 29, 2010
This book creeped me out and gave me chills as I was reading it. In a good way. It creeped me out because I can not imagine what the girls went through to be locked in a glass box and starved to death and then having the killer do horrible things to their bodies after they were dead. It gave me chills to think of this and knowing that someone out there is sick enough to actually do something like this.
This is my first novel my Ellison and also my first novel featuring detective Taylor Jackson. I will be reading more of Ellison's books and going back to read the other Jackson books that have been written. And even though I didn't start from the beginning the book still made perfect sense to me. I am guessing the way Ellison wrote the books you don't need to read them in order to get what is going on.
I just loved the character of Taylor Jackson. She has a fiance named John Baldwin but the book takes a turn when Memphis starts helping the case out and he isn't so shy about letting Taylor know that he likes her. Even though Taylor is taken. The creepy part is that Memphis sees someone he loved in Taylor and he is stopping at nothing to let her know he is interested. So this part of the story really made a twist and gave the story a little romance.
If you like horror, and being creeped out then this is the book for you! Amazing read!
This is my first novel my Ellison and also my first novel featuring detective Taylor Jackson. I will be reading more of Ellison's books and going back to read the other Jackson books that have been written. And even though I didn't start from the beginning the book still made perfect sense to me. I am guessing the way Ellison wrote the books you don't need to read them in order to get what is going on.
I just loved the character of Taylor Jackson. She has a fiance named John Baldwin but the book takes a turn when Memphis starts helping the case out and he isn't so shy about letting Taylor know that he likes her. Even though Taylor is taken. The creepy part is that Memphis sees someone he loved in Taylor and he is stopping at nothing to let her know he is interested. So this part of the story really made a twist and gave the story a little romance.
If you like horror, and being creeped out then this is the book for you! Amazing read!
July 15, 2011
This was a mostly solid mystery. Ellison gives us an unusual crime, committed by an unusual criminal in an unusual way. And, I’m always excited to read a police procedural that isn’t set in New York or southern California. But there were a few pieces that bothered me.
One was Memphis. I didn’t quite get his obsession with Taylor, and would have liked a bit more a clue. Also, I didn’t think the reason he was sent to the U.S. was very good — he spent more time tagging along with Taylor and Baldwin than worrying about his own case. I suspect we’ll be seeing much more of him in the next book. The other piece that didn’t make a lot of sense to me was the tiny subplot with Taylor’s new boss. It ended up being worthless filler, as he appears at the beginning, disappears by the end, and doesn’t have any sort of significant affect on the novel’s events.
I found the book a bit dense, and realized way too late that I should have started this series from the beginning. There were too many references to past events without sufficient information to back them up for me to recommend this to anyone who hasn’t already read the first three books in the series. But, the story did keep me reading, and I would be interested in starting the series from the beginning to see what else Ellison has to offer.
One was Memphis. I didn’t quite get his obsession with Taylor, and would have liked a bit more a clue. Also, I didn’t think the reason he was sent to the U.S. was very good — he spent more time tagging along with Taylor and Baldwin than worrying about his own case. I suspect we’ll be seeing much more of him in the next book. The other piece that didn’t make a lot of sense to me was the tiny subplot with Taylor’s new boss. It ended up being worthless filler, as he appears at the beginning, disappears by the end, and doesn’t have any sort of significant affect on the novel’s events.
I found the book a bit dense, and realized way too late that I should have started this series from the beginning. There were too many references to past events without sufficient information to back them up for me to recommend this to anyone who hasn’t already read the first three books in the series. But, the story did keep me reading, and I would be interested in starting the series from the beginning to see what else Ellison has to offer.
February 13, 2017
Great intense book
March 23, 2013
A chilling serial-killer mystery, in which Nashville police detective Taylor Jackson and her fiancé, FBI profiler John Baldwin, must track down the perpetrators of two series of extremely macabre murders, one in Europe and one in the USA. Their lives are further complicated by a Scotland Yard detective called in to help with the investigation, James "Memphis" Highsmythe, who becomes obsessed by Taylor at first sight and is not reticent about showing his feelings toward her.
Fast pacing, a riveting story, and well-drawn characters make this an almost unputdownable thriller. And the author's note at the end, about the possibility of such a scenario happening in real life, is fascinating. I'm eagerly looking forward to going on to the sequels.
Fast pacing, a riveting story, and well-drawn characters make this an almost unputdownable thriller. And the author's note at the end, about the possibility of such a scenario happening in real life, is fascinating. I'm eagerly looking forward to going on to the sequels.
March 19, 2013
Necrophilia aside, I really enjoyed this book. The creepy factor is high, but I liked the personal development in the characters. Taylor demoted to Detective grows the most when she is forced to work with a new partner (I liked him too), but even Baldwin's character gets fleshed out a little more. I'm still not convinced he's the best profiler out there as he always seems to be a step behind Jackson and her basic police work. In this book what shines the most is how many people contribute to the solving of one murder, or several. Nice procedural.
June 27, 2012
En bra uppföljare till Judas Kyss- dock inte lika spännande.
Däremot har den här boken sånna konstnärliga drag att man bara måste läsa tills den är slut. En mördande necrofil som lämmnar tillbacka alla sina offer efter konstverk, med en hemlig tvilling han inte ens visste om i Italien- som dessutom också är necromfil!
Och sen har vi ju som vanligt allas våran lilla Taylor; lika spännande som alltid, och visst måste man avundas henne för killen, men BU för den andre som stöter på henne!
Däremot har den här boken sånna konstnärliga drag att man bara måste läsa tills den är slut. En mördande necrofil som lämmnar tillbacka alla sina offer efter konstverk, med en hemlig tvilling han inte ens visste om i Italien- som dessutom också är necromfil!
Och sen har vi ju som vanligt allas våran lilla Taylor; lika spännande som alltid, och visst måste man avundas henne för killen, men BU för den andre som stöter på henne!
July 29, 2016
A serial killer is killing in Italy, England and Nashville. Taylor and Baldwin travel to Florence, Italy in pursuit.
August 2, 2016
Die ganze Sache mit dem englischen Cop war/ist unnötig, aber na ja.
Mal sehen wie das weitergeht.
Mal sehen wie das weitergeht.
February 19, 2018
I really enjoyed this one in the series. Back to 5* for me. Book 1 was the same and then 2 and 3 I gave 4*. Still a pretty impressive record from this author. It's a terrific set of stories and this one was a very interesting storyline. It left some hanging parts that will need resolution come book 5 but I'm pretty sure that if you've read the first 4, the same as me, you'll be sticking with the set.
There were some very surprising moments in it I hadn't expected in the least and we have a new addition to the cast with the man from the Met so we had a Brit on board as well which made a nice change. I'm hoping we'll see a lot more of the rest of Taylor's regular team back in the next episode, though. We only caught glimpses in this one and we did miss them. However, at present Taylor has herself a new partner-in-crime called McKenzie and he's another terrific addition. I liked him very much indeed. Sometimes, a writer introduces a rookie type character and kills them off in the very same story and I was hoping against hope that she wouldn't finish him off and that Taylor would grow to trust and like him as much as I did. I loved his relationship with Art. Such a nice chap, that one.
We headed to Italy for some of this book and that meant a lot of looking up translations on Google, unless you're not bothered, but I am. I don't want to miss a trick, myself. The same with artwork that merited a mention. There were a few pieces referred to so I had to look that lot up as well. There was no explanation given as to how Taylor knew the Picasso was a copy. Don't panic, that's not a spoiler. The Louise Wise information I find absolutely fascinating and would love to read more about that !!
It wasn't without mistakes but nothing really crashing. She does have issues with the word dumpster, peculiarly. She spells it as Dupster and further in as Dump-sters !!
I'd not heard of Betty Page before so looked her up only to find it should be Bettie Page. The same goes for the word cachetic, which again was misspelled and should be cachectic.
One phrase she used I found peculiar-"The young man with the solemn eyes Baldwin knew as Tim Davis nodded grimly"......it's the 'knew as' part I find odd. Here's another strange sentence-"I'll be twenty-seven here in another month". Then McKenzie was riffing which I always thought was a musical reference but he wasn't singing so goodness' knows what she meant there, either.
There were some apostrophes missing and this sentence baffled me for ages till I realised there was a needless space in it !!-"He'd been chasing down the murders of three of London's finer professional citizens, and was getting exactly now here" !! Pretty needlessly sloppy and should've been picked up.
However, I am definitely looking forward to book 5 in the series, that's for sure.
There were some very surprising moments in it I hadn't expected in the least and we have a new addition to the cast with the man from the Met so we had a Brit on board as well which made a nice change. I'm hoping we'll see a lot more of the rest of Taylor's regular team back in the next episode, though. We only caught glimpses in this one and we did miss them. However, at present Taylor has herself a new partner-in-crime called McKenzie and he's another terrific addition. I liked him very much indeed. Sometimes, a writer introduces a rookie type character and kills them off in the very same story and I was hoping against hope that she wouldn't finish him off and that Taylor would grow to trust and like him as much as I did. I loved his relationship with Art. Such a nice chap, that one.
We headed to Italy for some of this book and that meant a lot of looking up translations on Google, unless you're not bothered, but I am. I don't want to miss a trick, myself. The same with artwork that merited a mention. There were a few pieces referred to so I had to look that lot up as well. There was no explanation given as to how Taylor knew the Picasso was a copy. Don't panic, that's not a spoiler. The Louise Wise information I find absolutely fascinating and would love to read more about that !!
It wasn't without mistakes but nothing really crashing. She does have issues with the word dumpster, peculiarly. She spells it as Dupster and further in as Dump-sters !!
I'd not heard of Betty Page before so looked her up only to find it should be Bettie Page. The same goes for the word cachetic, which again was misspelled and should be cachectic.
One phrase she used I found peculiar-"The young man with the solemn eyes Baldwin knew as Tim Davis nodded grimly"......it's the 'knew as' part I find odd. Here's another strange sentence-"I'll be twenty-seven here in another month". Then McKenzie was riffing which I always thought was a musical reference but he wasn't singing so goodness' knows what she meant there, either.
There were some apostrophes missing and this sentence baffled me for ages till I realised there was a needless space in it !!-"He'd been chasing down the murders of three of London's finer professional citizens, and was getting exactly now here" !! Pretty needlessly sloppy and should've been picked up.
However, I am definitely looking forward to book 5 in the series, that's for sure.
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