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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
For years I've been a HUGE fan of Christopher Fowler's unique Peculiar Crimes Unit series - featuring 2 octogenarian detectives and a supporting cast out of Monty Python - that investigate crimes in modern day London that have a 'peculiar' supernatural taint to them. The plots have been ingenious, and Fowler layers in tons of arcane London history/geography/history facts - as you can find/verify in Peter Ackroyd's works.
But the latest entry, The Invisible Code, was a complete dud from start to finish - no real plot, no supernatural influences, no humor [the funniest part of the entire book was the opening memo from Raymond Land to his troops] - BORING! I don't know if Fowler is trying to 'modernize' the series by trying out a political plotline, but it fell flat. Some characters from past books had no dialogue whatsoever. And Arthur Bryant is so toned down as to be unrecognizable.
Unlike its main characters, I fear this series is beginning to show its age ....
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I've only read a couple of the books and have enjoyed the books a lot -- though they are "slow reads" for me.
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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
... I might jump track to read the final "Hollows" book that's coming out Tuesday.
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Oh no!
The Witch With No Name ends the series? That's a real shame. I just went to the library web site to put my name on the holds list for it.
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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
I just wish there was a way for the physical store to get "credit" for ebooks bought from the chain's website while in the store...
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I just ran into some information at
IndieBound indicating that you can buy a Kobo from some local independent book dealers or, if you already have a Kobo, you can register it with the local book seller so that a portion of your purchases go to them. I have yet to register my Sony with Kobo, so I may investigate whether that works as well.