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Nom légal: Grecian, Alexander Douglas
Date de naissance: 1969-08-06
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieux de résidence: Kansas City
Études: University of Kansas
Professions: graphic novelist
Agent: Seth Fishman

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The black country par Alex Grecian

atmospheric. Conscious attempt to give claustrophobic feel, small town,mines, collapsing into the ground.
bit high of a body count and quite an assortment of killers

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cspiwak | 59 autres critiques | Mar 6, 2024 |

The Black Country (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad) par Alex Grecian

Quality Historical fiction the second book in the series but could be read as
a standalone story. Totally engaging from first to last page, absorbing clever intelligent mystery, which I thought I had solved before our heroes but I was wrong, following a surprise twist. Called in to a grim freezing snow covered mining village in the midlands to aid in a search for a missing family, our intrepid Officers from the yard find a lot more going on than they anticipated.
Completely recommended.

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Gudasnu | 59 autres critiques | Feb 22, 2024 |

Red Rabbit par Alex Grecian

Well damn. I was NOT expecting this to be so good.

You know how, every once in a while, you read the back cover of the book and think, oh, I MUST read this! ...and then it turns out to be...well, so much less than you expected?

This book, for me, is the exact opposite of that. I read the back cover, thought, "meh" and put it back on the shelf. However, over the next couple of months, two co-workers both read it, and both sang its praises.

So, I figured, maybe I should check this out.

I'm so glad I did.

Going through the other reviews, I've seen complaints over the large cast of characters, some of whom aren't introduced until quite a ways in. And, in one case, an additional complaint that, because of the large cast, no one gets a proper backstory. And I also saw a complaint that the story is male-dominated.

Interesting.

First off, I don't care if the story has a large or small cast, as long as all the characters have a place in the story. That's definitely the case here. As for backstories? Yeah, the ones that require it definitely get it. Grecian provides a masterclass in doling out just enough information to pique a reader's interest in the characters, without doing a monstrous info dump, saving important details for deeper into the story where they have the most impact.

And, as for the male-dominated cast. Um...look at the time period this takes place in...there wasn't a lot of room for women in the male dominated world, however, there were some that absolutely stood out in history. And it's the same here: lots of guys, but the main "villain" is a woman, the most enigmatic lead of the troop is a woman, and then there's the titular Rabbit, who is...yup, a female character. I'd argue the strongest characters in the book were the female ones. So, I don't buy into any of these criticisms.

The story unfolds completely differently from what I expected, which was a minor disappointment until the author threw bomb after bomb of events and plot twists that I just didn't care and settled in for the ride, knowing it was going to be a good one.

Grecian offers a fun story, and lots of human drama, along with characters you can absolutely get behind and cheer for...even the villain.

I loved this book and I have a feeling it's going to be one of my favourites of the entire year.… (plus d'informations)

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TobinElliott | 4 autres critiques | Feb 16, 2024 |

The Devil's Workshop: A Novel of Scotland Yard's… par Alex Grecian

Oh man I am worried. This was more like a 2.5 star for me. I hated the Jack the Ripper story line and felt most of the plot ridiculous. I loved the first two books of the series but if this is the way the series is going I might be out. I still love Day and Hammersmith but that was about it.

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cdaley | 44 autres critiques | Nov 2, 2023 |

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