A cliffhanger on a book that was already too long

Things that frustrated me about this book:
1. The names kept getting messed up. If it’s supposed to be Mark captured it was Barry. If it was supposed to be McKenzie talking it was Dean. You could tell even the author couldn’t keep the narration straight.

2. The storyline moved too slow for a 2 part book. A lot of details could have been left out and was over described.

3. At no point in time does the media other than YouTube discuss a murder? Not believable in the age of media.

I won’t bother reading part 2 as I wouldn’t pay money for the book. Thank goodness this was free on Amazon!2 s Elinor45 1 follower

Now on to book two, fabulous read as always the proper review will be when I finish the full story.

It's great reading about places that you can actually visualize, it makes the story very real.

Ian cp irvine is a wonderful storyteller, it is just a pity he is not more prolific!
I have now read all of his books and I highly recommend them !1 Viva1,186 4

An unreserved 5 stars. It is rare for me to give British police protocols 5 stars. Most of them have engaging characters, are easy to read but lack in the excitement category. Spoilers ahead.

What's good with this one? Easy to read and follow, good characters and fast paced action.
What I didn't : Alternating POVs, criminal POV and unfinished plot. You have to read book 2 to get the ending. But that last part didn't really bother me as I enjoyed the book. Rather, I wished I skipped the criminal POV as I sometimes do. It just tells you what the criminal does, which I don't need to know. It doesn't create mystery, it reduces mystery. The other thing I didn't were the alternating POVs which the other character stories in the book. And still not sure where it's going with that yet.

Summary: Portobello High School is about to get demolished. As watchers gather for the demolition, they suddenly see a bound man on the roof who jumps off and dies. As the police arrive they go inside and find another dead body. They find that both are former teachers at the school.

As the police investigate, they receive a note that more teachers will die. A high school reunion from 20(?) years ago is about to take place. The police decide to let the reunion go ahead. They are afraid that the killer will strike again during the reunion, but then it's possible they could also find clues to the killer there. The reunion ends without drama. You'll need to read book 2 to find what happens next.

So overall, I d the book because it was easy to read and follow. It was fairly fast paced even though there were a few side stories dealing with former students who went to the reunion. I'm not sure what those have to do with the murders at this point. The author did a good job of keeping me interested in the plot despite that. I'm currently reading book 2. Antigone Walsh1,130 5

Two teachers are bizarrely murdered at the decaying campus where they both taught. The buildings are scheduled for demolition and DCI McKenzie vis worried that more murders will occur. Compounding matters is the high school reunion scheduled that week. McKenzie is short-staffed due to a security issue with the royal family but the killer(s) have no restrictions.

I did not care for the fact that this book was really no more than a teaser for the series. It builds gradually. The crime portion plods along and the reader is detoured to the lives of the rather boing attendees of the reunion including McKenzie and his pregnant wife. Nothing is resolved. I loved this author's Assasin's Gift and had hoped to be similarly entranced by this book. Perhaps had it had some resolution and less tired high school reunion angst I would be more interested in the next in the series. Cidney765 4

If this book had an ending I would have scored it nearer a 4, as it was the author decided to lead his readers up the garden path to the ending only to stop short at an open gate, as it were. This has annoyed many readers who on buying a book expect to get a whole book, not one which doesn't give you the last chapter.

Soo unless you are happy to be bamboozled by an author into paying for the next book, whether you wanted it or not, just to find out the last chapter of this book which you have invested your time in reading, then I would not recommend wasting your time reading book this book.crime Jane E.T.19

Fantastic, thrilling and informative about all electronics.

Irvine hasn't disappointed me yet!

Heart pounding. I loved it. Immediately started looking for other titles by this author.

He needs a good editor. I'm not sure where the disconnect is in this publishing process.

I volunteer to send my notes any time he would to have them and work for free! That is how much I believe in this author. Revisions would be minor and Mayberry have already been made in subsequent revisions.

I'm starting my next book tonight!

Well done sir!

Jane Charlie43 2

Great story, built up the suspense nicely but

I OBJECT TO BEING RIPPED OFF

The book finishes 75% through the story and requires you to download the rest. So only get this if you are prepared to spend 2 hours reading to a non-conclusion.

Normally I support Scottish authors but I'm a firm believer in once bitten twice shy and Ian C. P. Irvine will never get any money or for any other of his books.owned-ebook Sebastian Barrow384 1 follower

A cracking build up!

A great thriller that is building the tension then you have to get part 2 to see what happens. Normally I would not have bothered to get into the story knowing this. But what a storyteller!
We are steadily introduced into a number of lives of past students going to a reunion. But two of the teachers have been killed in the weeks leading up to this event. Now I have to find out the answers along with DCI McKenzie. Bob Hall91

Started good but with the start of a specific investigation. Came to the end of the book but not the end of the investigation. In order to actually get to the end, you have to buy the next book, kind of TV uses to hook you for the next season. So, this whole book with no interim stories that would justify buying it leaves you hanging so you will buy the next book in the series. Not happy! William 5,031 6

Entertaining reading
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