Sharp Investigations (5 books in series)
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review 1: Hmmm... after reading Brookmyre's excellent Parlabane novella "The Last Day of Christmas", I thought I'd dip in to some of his other stuff. I've flirted with his writing but never been committed and this one reminded me why. The story takes half the book to get going and there'...
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review 1: I'm a huge fan of Christopher Brookmyre and I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in this series. I felt this was the best of the three and a satisfying way to resolve some of the previous loose ends, red herrings and tantalising glimpses of the previous books. This recent div...
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review 1: Coming from Quite Ugly One Morning, my second experience with Brookmyre's writing immediately hits a familiar note in the form of reluctant, unwilling heroine Jasmine Sharp, as her search for her missing uncle puts her right in the middle of Glasgow's fight against organized crim...
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review 1: In book two of the series Catherine and Jasmine once again find themselves working on the same case - unbeknownst to one another - from different directions. Catherine gains a measure of respect for Jasmine's blossoming detective skills, tempered by resentment of her meddling in...
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review 1: Brrokmyre introduces an entirely new set of characters in this first book of a trilogy. Detective Catherine McLeod is settling into her new position with the Glasgow police and Jasmine Sharp is lost at sea after dropping out of acting school when her mother dies and then being p...