Joan Farrell

The best

Revisado: 04-26-21

Donna Leon out did herself with Transient Desires. In my opinion, this is her best work to date. This series never gets stale; it just keeps getting better.

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Timeless classic

Revisado: 10-24-20

I read this book 40+ years ago, snd it is still just as wonderful. Mary Stewart was a brilliant author.

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Stands the test of time.

Revisado: 07-01-19

I read this book 50 years ago and it was just as enjoyable to re-read in 2019. Her writing is beautiful, her descriptions spot on and her characters live and breathe within the pages. So glad to see her work being available again for today’s audience.

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Liked the first book, but this one, not plausable

Revisado: 06-22-19

In real life a lead police detective would not be reporting all the details and his leads & suspicions in a murder case they way Inspector Michelson continuously feed Abi information on his investigation . Although I enjoyed the first book in this series, I found this story not plausible. I also find plots centered around former rock & roll legends tiresome. The author rehashes territories that have been done so many times, life on the road, drugs, booze, overdoses, sex, groupies, band break ups over women, etc. etc. All the things that worked in the first book, were missing from this outing. The Scottish history was interesting, but it was bogged down with details about secret tunnels, finding artifacts in secret panels and the discovery of an old journal in the protagonist's home; again this struck me as contrived and implausible. Also, the possible romance between Abi and Grant, the distillery manager, didn't make this lackluster read any more interesting. This series has promise if the author can capture all the elements that worked so well in the first book.

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Great start

Revisado: 06-26-18

Great start to a new series. Looking forward to the next book with Daniel Pitt.. It was interesting that his parents had cameo roles in this book; I would have missed them if they were left out. This proves to be an interesting new series.

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Loved

Revisado: 01-23-18

I do enjoy the exploits of the Kopp sisters in this series. If you haven’t tried them I highly recommend. A very nice narration by the reader in the audiobook.

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Mediocre

Revisado: 01-04-18

I started out liking this series, but as the books progress they seem to have lost what I envisioned for this series. The characters seem stuck doing the same things over and over. I’m not giving up on the series yet, but the plots have become predictable & stale. I’ll give the next book a try before giving up.

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Excellent story

Revisado: 09-22-16

I was delightfully surprised that this story was still able to stand up as a very interesting read despite the time it was written. It really offers great insight into the lives of single women in the early 1950s that were considered "spinsters" if they did not marry by age 30. Parts of the story were amusing, parts were touching and the social history of the time was fascinating.

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So like so many other books about serial killers

Revisado: 11-18-15

What would have made Signature Kill better?

It the same plot story as so may other books about serial killers stalking and murdering prostitutes and dismembering their bodies.

What could David Levien have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

A fresh plot story. I didn't finish this book as I had read several other books in the genre about psycho serial killers and I had hoped for more of a solid mystery story vs. this same old plot.

What three words best describe Scott Brick’s voice?

The narrator did a fine job,

Any additional comments?

I got about half way through it and then gave it up.

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Good book but terrible narrator.

Revisado: 07-22-15

What disappointed you about Aftermath?

The narrator was very annoying.

What other book might you compare Aftermath to and why?

I enjoy all the Alan Banks books in Peter Robinson's series.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The way he threw his voice when it was a woman speaking made the female voices sound like "old women," Also the emotions he portrayed were often exaggerated.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story was good; I just didn't like the reader for this one.

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