Review by GRG -- The 11.05 Murders by Brian O'Hare

[GRG]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The 11.05 Murders" by Brian O'Hare.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The 11.05 Murders by Brian O’Hare was an interesting read. I am giving it 3 out of 4 stars, for keeping me interested enough to finish it in two days. I am not giving it a four star as there is always room for improvement. Also I was able to conclude who the culprit was before the inspector.

It was my first time reading a story happening in North Ireland. Having read stories about Scotland Yard, FBI and basically British and American murder mysteries, it was refreshing to read about PSNI for a change. When I first read PSNI and RUC I had to Google it, but it was explained later in the book that they are the new and old police forces of Northern Ireland.

Author was successful in keeping all the characters interesting. Most of the time in a series named after the hero, he outshines other characters. But in this one other characters were doing what they were supposed to do and the main hero was there to enhance other characters. I was able to follow the story well though I missed the first volume of the series. I would really like to read Jim and Margaret’s story.

The book as the title suggests is a murder mystery about a series of murders taking place at 11.05 pm. We are exposed to various human emotions and human nature throughout the book. The problems a woman has to face in her workplace even in this modern world is also portrayed very well. Occasional humor was well appreciated. I particularly liked the scene between Tom Allen and the bartender.

It confused me when DCI was called CDI a couple of times. As Jim’s post is that of chief inspector I think that DCI is the correct one. Apart from a couple more mistakes the book was well edited. Being a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, I like a good deduction. In this book I felt the deduction part was stalled till the end and then rushed. Jim who is a good detective should have acted on his doubts a little earlier. It would have been better if the culprit’s name came out in the search Denise did in the University.

It was a light murder mystery and you can read it even at night time without jumping at every little sound. I would recommend it to anyone who is new to the murder and mystery genre.

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[Izesicle]

My favorite part In Your review was where you said that it is a light mystery and I can read it without jumping at every little sound. I rated the novel two out of four stars.