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Originally Posted by rbruce1314
For those that haven't met them, these books are quite different from anything else I've seen put up on this thread. Not hard-boiled, not cosy, not soft, no serial killers - how to describe them?? I've read the series (up to no 10) and thoroughly enjoyed them, but wouldn't be at all surprised if half of those who contribute here hated them, They're quirky, mysterious (even by mystery standards!!) and different.
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I've read a lot of them and agree - they are sort of cosy, sort of police procedural... Recommended if you like quirky characters. The police department internal memos at the beginning of many of the books crack me up.
The only one I didn't like was Seventy-Seven Clocks as the story was too far-fetched. I think they are best read in order as relationships between the characters grow over time. There was one book where I knew who the killer was from the beginning, but many of them kept me guessing.