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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Dying Light (Logan McRae #2) in Books

Feb 6, 2020

Dying Light (Logan McRae #2)

Stuart MacBride | 2006 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

8.3

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

A successful return of this gritty Scottish police procedural.

I feel I could just copy a lot from my review of the first book in this series; Cold Granite. This was like tuning in to the second series of a program you liked and they haven’t changed much - thankfully. We still have a gloomy atmosphere but this time we are facing an arsonist and a dog killer so still horrific on the crime front. We have a police investigation, some internal politics and a bit of banter. All feels very BBC post 9pm drama and I loved listening to Steve Worsley’s narration in the audiobook version.

We do get a lot more of DI Steel in this book and this is welcome as she’s a vivid character. Can’t wait for the next season oh wait book I meant next book……….

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Death in Profile

Guy Fraser-Sampson

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Inside Man (2006)

7.1 (7 Ratings) Rate It

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Wild Card (2015) in Movies

Jul 30, 2020

Wild Card (2015)

2015 | Action, Drama

6.0

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Better-than-you'd-expect crime drama built around the closest thing to an actual acting performance Jason Statham has ever given. Statham plays the usual honourable but dangerous leg-breaker, but on this occasion the focus is more on who he is and why he does what he does than the incidentals of the plot.

That said, the script is sympathetically written (Statham doesn't have to cry or emote too much) and he's well-supported by a bunch of other people. There aren't as many action sequences as usual, but when they do come along they are top bracket. In the end it's an interesting combination of character study and violent thriller; my fondness for J-Stat may factor into why I found it fairly agreeable, though. An interesting change of pace for Mr S if nothing else.