The Memory of Blood: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This was a strange read, and I'm not sure if my reaction to it is because of the book or my expectations. The central mystery was fine and generally well executed, and the cast of characters was interesting, but I was honestly expecting something a little more... I don't know... far fetched? Fantastic? I think that the name of the series, combined with the sort of absurd ways that detective Bryant led me expect something more like a Terry Pratchettesque take on police procedural. This isn't a criticism of the author, but, rather, of my expectations. It probably didn't help that I dropped in on the series some 8 or 9 books in, so probably missed out on a lot of the development that went into the characters. I haven't decided whether to pursue the series from the start or not.
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