The Coffin Trail

Paperback, 172 pages

English language

Published Nov. 1, 2005 by Poisoned Pen Press.

ISBN:
9781590582084
OCLC Number:
63681092

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3 stars (1 review)

3 editions

Rough around the edges

3 stars

If this had been Edwards' first novel I would be saying it's not bad for a new novelist starting out. But for an author who had been writing for a decade by this time, I thought most aspects of this novel -- plotting, characters, dailogue, use of language -- were clumsy. And this applies particularly to the moment of inspiration in which the lead suddenly understands the identity of the murderer.

I'm put off reading the rest of the series now, which is perhaps a shame.

In a word: amateurish.

Subjects

  • Mystery/Suspense
  • English Mystery & Suspense Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Mystery & Detective - Traditional British
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British
  • Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths