Dick ClusterCritiques

Okay, but not gripping

I was unable to empathise with any of the characters and found the plot bitty, confusing and unsatisfying. I got to the end, but was tempted many times to give up. It just didn’t work for me.

This book introduces us to a rather unusual hero – Alex Glauberman – skilled car mechanic who suffers from cancer, definitely not your obvious trans-Atlantic traveller and sleuth, but nevertheless a thoughtful and intelligent character. Asked to retrieve a package sent by a friend to his daughter in Germany, Alex finds himself embroiled in a quite complex financial mystery that also involves people willing to kill so that their secrets remain hidden.
I did not find this an easy read, although it has to be said that the writing is of a high standard and technically and grammatically very well put together. I may have not found sufficient time to read it in more extended chunks, and this could have led me to be always looking back to remind myself about the plot development. It is an intriguing start to a series and I will try to find time to follow it up with the others in the series.