Throughout the book, the impression is that the characters are the author’s concept of Keystone Cops types of figures who bumble through their day with total lack of intelligence and foresight. That this first book featured a theatre critic who holds the keys to an unsolved murder made this doubly appealing to me.

Keen to revisit the events and offer his insights, a complimentary ticket to accompany the odious and malodorous Crystal to the main event seems the ideal way to offload a pestering nuisance (Crystal) and occupy a pesky Twitten. We have a right to live normal lives where an exploration and an understanding of our gender isn’t any one person’s constant focus. I half guessed the main culprit about half way through and thought I must be wrong because it was so unlikely!One essential requirement, in my experience, is stamina, and as someone who has slogged around the country as a supporter for 60 years Kynaston doesn’t look short of puff. This follows 2 main characters who have a clandestine meet cute at a queer club on the heroine's first night back in New York. His history with addiction, and his estranged relationship with his family was explored really well here. Mrs Groynes (Steine's confidant), and tea lady extraordinaire, appears to know more about the local mafia than the coppers to whom she serves her tea and biscuits! I did wish we got a little but more from him but that's the rooting for trans characters in me showing.

And there didn't seem to be any worries from other characters in the first place of Ely being a student? The is a stark contrast to the little grey cells he would appear to have, and use compared to the existing CID team. While I’d definitely recommend checking TW, especially if you’re sensitive to depictions of addiction, I really couldn’t recommend this book more. I'm so thankful for the chance to read this early, because this was truly one of my most anticipated releases of the year.I am grateful to author Lynne Truss, Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc and Netgalley for having provided a free advanced reader e-copy of this book. One thing that I appreciated is how much care is taken to actually build and develop their relationship (yes I think that most romances fail at this particular point, which is supopsed to be at the heart of it). Ely and Wyatt were both very problematic and stupid in realistic ways which made them really likeable. With Constable Twitten’s arrival coinciding with a spate of domestic burglaries in the town all with marked similarities the new recruit is quick to cease the initiative and reinvigorate Brunswick.

Lynne Truss, most well-known as the author of Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, draws from her sense of humor in this book, as well. Victoria Lee doesn't have to imagine, that's for sure, because after reading all of these books, I'm convinced they can pull off any genre.

Since then Steine is of the opinion that there is no crime in Brighton now, despite what you may read in Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock, and he doesn’t like anyone trying to tell him this may not be the case.