Alex Grecian
Autor(a) de The Yard
About the Author
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Obras por Alex Grecian
Rasputin #2 — Autor — 2 exemplares
Rasputin #1 — Autor — 2 exemplares
Proof Endangered #2 1 exemplar
Little Remains (in 24 Hour Comics - MCCLOUD) 1 exemplar
Devil's Workshop, The 1 exemplar
Proof Endangered #5 1 exemplar
Rasputin #9 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Proof Endangered #1 1 exemplar
Rasputin #3 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #5 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #4 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #6 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #7 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #8 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Rasputin #10 — Autor — 1 exemplar
Proof #27 1 exemplar
Proof #1 1 exemplar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Grecian, Alexander Douglas
- Data de nascimento
- 1969-08-06
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Kansas City
- Educação
- University of Kansas
- Ocupações
- graphic novelist
- Agente
- Seth Fishman
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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.
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.
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.… (mais)
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.… (mais)
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TobinElliott | 4 outras críticas | Feb 16, 2024 |
TobinElliott | 4 outras críticas | Feb 16, 2024 | 
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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- Obras
- 42
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 3,183
- Popularidade
- #8,027
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 249
- ISBN
- 111
- Línguas
- 3
- Marcado como favorito
- 4
bit high of a body count and quite an assortment of killers