Reviewed by Chris
Longmuir
One of the books I read and commented on for my own
nonfiction book Crime Fiction and the
Indie Contribution, was The Filey
Connection, which is the first book in the Sanford Third Age Club Mystery
series, by David W Robinson. Here is what I thought of it:
This is a mystery story, which would probably be
considered a cosy. It was quite a pleasant read, but I felt there was too much emphasis
on the characters at the beginning of the book, and it was quite a long time
before the action started. However, the characters were well drawn and
believable as members of a third age club.
Joe, the main character, reminded me of a male Miss
Marple. He pokes about, finding out what he can, and then shares it with a
police chief inspector who defers to him and values his contribution. I found
his relationship with the police somewhat unrealistic, although it was much the
same investigative methods Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple used. These methods
may have been acceptable at the time Agatha Christie was writing her books,
they are less believable in a contemporary crime novel. But readers will
probably like this book if their taste is for a nice gentle murder mystery
read, reminiscent of an earlier age.
(excerpt from Crime
Fiction and the Indie Contribution)
Chris Longmuir
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