The Reluctant Matador

There were some parts of this book I enjoyed, but I disliked enough of the content that I think I am perhaps done with Hugo Marston. In this episode the two buddies Hugo and Tom invade Barcelona but somehow manage to get along with the police, implausible as it all seems. Briefly, the daughter of a......more

First book I've read in this series. Was attracted to it since the majority of the novel takes place in Barcelona. I'm afraid it has too much of a bias towards the main character, an American who's great at solving serial crimes. Had hoped it would be more like the Donna Leon series with a local Ven......more

Most other Hugo Marston fans disappointed with this installment still gave 3 stars. But ... my theory is that editors start taking for granted that we'll buy/read these books instead of directing the author to become better and better. So I'm going to complain:) It's hard to know where to start becau......more

I certainly found this an interesting read. I hadn't found the earlier books in the series but it stands okay for a new reader though of course we have to learn who the characters are and what they are doing in Paris. We actually seem to encounter more Americans than French people, primarily a head......more

This was another OK book in the series that whelms, but doesn't over- or underwhelm. A mild recommendation for fans of mysteries, especially ones set in European locales, but I don't think any experienced mystery reader will see this series as anything especially noteworthy. The fifth novel in the se......more