As the reader is told on the opening page, “It was one of the drawbacks of living in the countryside. This book is, in a similar way, equally circumscribed. On the eastern fringe of t Devil’s Edge is a fairly insular world, defined, geographically at least, by the cliff edges which surround it. Too many things it was impossible to keep out.” In this novel, the outside world, and the aspects of it one would most like to keep out, intrudes in the worst way. Not a bad read, but certainly not "gripping and ingenious", as the front cover leads us to believe.ĭevil’s Edge is a fairly insular world, defined, geographically at least, by the cliff edges which surround it. Also, I am getting tired of Fry's constant internal whinging and feeling sorry for herself. I was a bit disappointed with this book to be honest I enjoy Booth's writing and I like this series, but he seemed to focus too much on his beloved Peak District, rather than the plot and a credible set of suspects. So many routine procedures seem to have been forgotten: wouldn't checking up on the victim's work/business and financial circumstances have been something that was undertaken early on? In The Devil's Edge however, such a basic action doesn't happen until three quarters of the way through. The police, mostly through Cooper, never seem to get to grips with the case and chippy Diane Fry takes a back seat for most of the story. In this book Booth writes at a fairly pedestrian pace, and the unfolding of the mystery is a bit disappointing.
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A series of seemingly random attacks by a group called The Savages is terrorising a small village, and one night it leads to an apparently motiveless murder. Although it's billed as a Cooper and Fry story, it's Ben Cooper who's the main dramatic focus. This time they are investigating a series of random, highly visible smash and grab crimes whereby up-market properties are targeted and their occupants seriously injured, or even killed. As usual it's set in the Peak District, an area he knows well and obviously loves the location is, as ever, very well realised and takes on the role of another character in the unfolding drama. Although it's billed as a Cooper The Devil's Edge is the eleventh book in the Fry and Cooper series by Stephen Booth.
The Devil's Edge is the eleventh book in the Fry and Cooper series by Stephen Booth.
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