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The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
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it was amazing
bookshelves: audiobooks, mystery, police-procedural

I liked this first book of the series a lot. The characters are interesting, as was the story. There was a little bit of a supernatural element having to do with dreams, that I could do without, but it wasn't a major part of the story.

I had a feeling about the main villain, but rejected it, so I was surprised at how things turned out. There was another character that I thought might be the one, but unfortunately I was wrong - unfortunately because I wanted him to be the one.

The small town where the action took place was not a very pleasant town. It seemed to have all the negatives of small towns without the positives. This is ignoring the fact that several murders took place there over the years. But I believe it's not a permanent part of the series, as it seems he leaves at the end, and is no longer there in the next book, which I already started.

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Reading Progress

March 12, 2019 – Shelved
March 12, 2019 – Shelved as: to-read
March 28, 2019 – Started Reading
March 29, 2019 – Shelved as: audiobooks
March 29, 2019 – Shelved as: mystery
March 29, 2019 – Shelved as: police-procedural
March 29, 2019 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Christine (new)

Christine Nice review, Marty. This one was on my tbr forever until I recently cut it...perhaps a mistake.


message 2: by Marty (last edited Apr 08, 2019 09:05PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Marty Fried Christine wrote: "Nice review, Marty. This one was on my tbr forever until I recently cut it...perhaps a mistake."
Thanks Christine. Well, you never know. I've had some on my list forever too, but half the time, I don't even look at it - I just read something I've recently come across that sounds good. :-)


Terence M - [Quot libros, quam breve tempus!] Marty wrote: "I've had some on my list forever too, but half the time, I don't even look at it - I just read something I've recently come across that sounds good. :-)"
Exactly what I do, Marty, despite my best intentions!😎


Marty Fried Terence M wrote: "Exactly what I do, Marty, despite my best intentions!😎"
Ha, ha, Terrence - Sometimes I think I should delete everything on my tbr list that's been there for over about 6 months!


message 5: by Alan (new) - added it

Alan Funny, that. It’s been on my TBR since 2015, and I don’t think I’ll read it any time soon!


Marty Fried Alan wrote: "Funny, that. It’s been on my TBR since 2015, and I don’t think I’ll read it any time soon!"
I know what you mean. I think about pruning my list, maybe removing anything that's been on for more than a few years, but not only would I rather read books than organize, but I guess they help define my likes for when someone compares books with me.


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