Review of Tropical Scandal
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Review of Tropical Scandal
[Following is a volunteer review of "Tropical Scandal" by David Myles Robinson.]
Tropical Scandal by David Myles Robinson is a legal thriller following the case of Dayton Kalama, a young drug dealer accused of murdering his grandmother. Pancho, the lawyer and main character, takes on the case at the request of another prominent lawyer in the area who is unable to work on the case. The book follows the case as Pancho, his private investigator Drew, and his medical evidence expert girlfriend Padma, investigate and try to prove Dayton’s innocence.
My overall rating for this book is five stars out of five stars.
I loved this book and ended up reading it in two sessions. The characters were well-developed, and their interactions and characteristics were consistent throughout the book.
Even though this was the fifth book in a series featuring Pancho, it was a standalone story and can be read as that. The author wrote the back stories well, with just the right amount of detail to give a good amount of background but without reiterating too much.
Another aspect that I really liked was the logic of the storyline. The author gave all the information to allow for the reader to draw the conclusions that came up in the big reveal chapter towards the end of the book. There were a few bits of information that were strategically kept out, but the means for the characters to know the information, for example, the registration details from a hotel and telephone records, were clear. In a lot of crime thrillers, the protagonist makes ridiculous leaps to get to a conclusion that is not clearly worked up to. This is not the case in Tropical Scandal, which I like. It keeps the reader engaged and allows them to feel part of the story.
There are a couple of areas that I think would make a positive difference/that I didn’t like as much. The below were not enough for me to reduce my rating but just a couple of thoughts I had when reading.
The first is that the different font used to depict handwriting was a bit hard to read. I would recommend continuing to use the same font as used throughout, but using italics to indicate handwriting, as the handwriting fonts used in bold were not as clear.
The other point is that sometimes there were bantering/mock insults between the characters that seemed to come out of nowhere on a couple of occasions, between Pancho and Drew. It is part of their character interaction, which is clear, but there were a couple of times when they were having serious conversations, but then right at the end, they said something that was meant as banter, but it felt like it was out of place. If it had been left out, the characters’ relationship would have felt deeper and more meaningful.
This book was fantastic, and I have added the other books in this series to my list of books to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes legal thrillers.
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Tropical Scandal
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Tropical Scandal by David Myles Robinson is a legal thriller following the case of Dayton Kalama, a young drug dealer accused of murdering his grandmother. Pancho, the lawyer and main character, takes on the case at the request of another prominent lawyer in the area who is unable to work on the case. The book follows the case as Pancho, his private investigator Drew, and his medical evidence expert girlfriend Padma, investigate and try to prove Dayton’s innocence.
My overall rating for this book is five stars out of five stars.
I loved this book and ended up reading it in two sessions. The characters were well-developed, and their interactions and characteristics were consistent throughout the book.
Even though this was the fifth book in a series featuring Pancho, it was a standalone story and can be read as that. The author wrote the back stories well, with just the right amount of detail to give a good amount of background but without reiterating too much.
Another aspect that I really liked was the logic of the storyline. The author gave all the information to allow for the reader to draw the conclusions that came up in the big reveal chapter towards the end of the book. There were a few bits of information that were strategically kept out, but the means for the characters to know the information, for example, the registration details from a hotel and telephone records, were clear. In a lot of crime thrillers, the protagonist makes ridiculous leaps to get to a conclusion that is not clearly worked up to. This is not the case in Tropical Scandal, which I like. It keeps the reader engaged and allows them to feel part of the story.
There are a couple of areas that I think would make a positive difference/that I didn’t like as much. The below were not enough for me to reduce my rating but just a couple of thoughts I had when reading.
The first is that the different font used to depict handwriting was a bit hard to read. I would recommend continuing to use the same font as used throughout, but using italics to indicate handwriting, as the handwriting fonts used in bold were not as clear.
The other point is that sometimes there were bantering/mock insults between the characters that seemed to come out of nowhere on a couple of occasions, between Pancho and Drew. It is part of their character interaction, which is clear, but there were a couple of times when they were having serious conversations, but then right at the end, they said something that was meant as banter, but it felt like it was out of place. If it had been left out, the characters’ relationship would have felt deeper and more meaningful.
This book was fantastic, and I have added the other books in this series to my list of books to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes legal thrillers.
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Tropical Scandal
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