Book 14 in the Detective Roy Grace series. The first one I've read. Maybe this impacted my enjoyment, I don't know, but I felt it was very by the numbers.
Det. Grace didn't feel like a real person to me, but an amalgam of what the author feels a good copper should be. I failed to discern even a semblence of personality, which may have been explained and elaborated upon in previous volumes.
The story itself was decent, with all the elements you would want in a thriller. A kidnapping gone wrong, ruthless Albanian gangsters, and a race agaisnt the clock at the end. But somehow, it felt, lacking.
I enjoyed it enough to not be put off reading more, but perhaps I would be better starting at the beginning and getting to know Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he evolves. Presuming he does.
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