Review #14: Dark Suits and Sad Songs by Denzil Meyrick

As usual, the narrator (David Monteath) of this series of books by Denzil Meyrick was incredible and soothing. He could read a nursery rhyme and I'd enjoy it. Saying that, there were a few flaws in the third of the DCI Daley series. There is a spoiler in this review, so beware!

Narration - 9/10   Storyline - 6/10   Ease of Listening - 6/10

So one thing that about these stories, it is reminding me closely of the TV series Line of Duty (which I love). It tackles the "bent cops" narrative, which is pretty entertaining. Saying this however, the storyline kind of disappointed me a little. I'm going to say why, so please stop reading if you haven't read this book or the previous ones!

In the last book (The Last Witness), Jim Daley found out that he was going to be a father (Awwww), but then he found out that she had been unfaithful with her brother-in-law. Whilst this was briefly mentioned, it seemed to be irrelevant at the end of the book. We didn't find out if the baby was in fact Jim's. It was all happy families and all is forgiven, which wasn't really believable. While he was separated from his wife, he also had an affair with a member of staff, and whilst it was believable that his lover wouldn't be happy with the fact he'd strung her along for 7 months, I'm not sure I would be so forgiving as she seemed to be. 

Saying all that, I am aware that there are more books, so it may transpire that these are looked at again further in the series.

So yeah, two books reviewed tonight, two that I'm a bit unsure about. Not sure I'll continue with this series. I'll see. 

In other news, I've been furloughed from work for the next 3 and a half weeks, so I'm hoping to read more and post way more reviews. Please give me a nudge if you don't hear from me, and as always, shout if you think I should be reading something specific!

Stay home, stay safe

Steph 💚