A Litter of Bones: A DCI Logan Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers)

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J D Kirk is a pseudonym for a different author's first crime novel, which was interesting to me - I wonder if I've read any of his other stuff? The resolution is satisfying without being overly dramatic, with classic tartan-noir thematic scenes and a pay-off that’s enjoyable and also entertaining as it unfolds.

I really enjoyed the humour combined with the crime element and will definitely read more in this series. During the first 13% I really thought that I had a winner, but unfortunately the writing quality went downhill. Hoon is a private sleuth (in his spin-off) and has absolutely no filter or care of perception whatsoever.The privations suffered by the kidnapped boy were somewhat disturbing, but to be expected given the theme of the story was child kidnapping and murder. I loved the first book in the Logan series and you bet, this is going to be one of the best I have read. The crime resembles some previously committed crimes by an individual already put away by our protagonist, Jack Logan. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. To begin with, for this being the first in a series, there is a lot mentioned in the synopsis that we learn nothing about.

In books like this, police procedurals, I want my main character to be complex, with high stakes, maybe be a little troubled or maybe even have a "traumatic" past. He doesn't appear to have a drinking problem at all - there are no nights mentioned as having been spent in a bar. I was gifted with a free electronic copy of this book, but was not otherwise compensated for this review.But they usually had a charm about them, a certain quality that made them and their decisions likeable, not frustrating. The irony was that although the story centered on him clearing himself of the accusation that he had sent the wrong person to prison years ago, his whole behavior suggested he was the kind of cop who might be guilty of such a charge.