Title: Get on with it. Please.
Review: I was determined to give this book 100 pages. I couldn't get past 85 before I had to kick it to the curb.For God's sake, aussies are known for shortening words and names, right? If they can shorten 'biscotti' to 'bickie' and 'utility vehicle' to 'ute,' why couldn't the editor have sliced the first 1/3 of the book and got to the point?And what's with Cashin the cop not even seeing a reason to go upstairs to the victim's house to take a look around? You know, the house in which the victim was attacked? He only went up there so the stepdaughter could retrieve some items?Addition: I read the other reviews after I posted mine. I'm perfectly good with beautiful writing in a crime novel, in which the crime takes a back seat. I simply don't care for this author's writing. Especially the endless dialogue.
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