The Third Sin

I love Templeton's writing style and her characters (especially Tam), but for some reason this book seemed unfinished to me. Maybe I wanted the unhelpful inspector-next-door to get his comeuppance, maybe I was to tired to keep track of all the relationships, but it didn't quite work for me like her......more

I have now read all 9 in this series, hope there will be more. Love the characters plus interesting plots, lots of complex emotional dynamics. Set in the west of Scotland with an interesting woman in charge of the local police. Well developed interesting character. A bit too much on her family life......more

DI Fleming #9. Published in 2015, a theme is the turmoil in Police Scotland, with the amalgamation of regional commands. There is clearly competition between these units, and working together is fraught. Very few if any of the police characters are likeable, but some are easy to detest. Some of the......more

I had not come across this author before so thought I would give this book a go and was glad that I did because this is probably the most enjoyable book I have read so far this year. This is a police procedural set in south west Scotland in 2014. A man who supposedly committed suicide, having disappe......more

A bit disappointing really. At 450 pages it’s too long. There are too many minor characters involved that there isn’t time to see them developed so we really don’t care about any of them. There were as many policemen and women as baddies so you don’t get a good feel for them either. The premise, a g......more