London Calling

With a debut novel, you have no expectations; you only hope that you manage to find another great author to read. In this case, the cover of London Calling wasn't what grabbed me, it was just the thought of a new British author writing in the crime genre. The synopsis of the book was average at best......more

Sadly this will be book #1 and only, from this author for me. It comes across as pompous, try-hard, crime writing with the notion that if the crime is as offensive as possible readers will keep reading (warning). Well for this writer I won’t bother. The plot ultimately makes sense...but by then I’d w......more

I actually want to rate this a 3.5ish! I got this book on Kindle as it had a pretty good rating on Amazon and was just £1. I also needed a bit of light relief, and a non-heavy detective story set in London was just the easy trashy read I wanted! I’m feeling a little torn about this book actually. Over......more

London Calling is the first of a new series featuring Inspector Carlyle of the Metropolitan Police, and the first novel by James Craig. It is a fast-moving political crime book set in modern day London in the run-up to a general election. A crime from the past of both the supposed incoming Prime Min......more

About five years ago, I read one or two books in the Inspector John Carlyle series and enjoyed them. For some reason I never followed up on subsequent books although the sense of place, the solid character of John Carlyle and the overall authenticity of the plots really hooked me. There are over 14......more