Reviews for Tremor of Demons

The average rating for Tremor of Demons based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-13 00:00:00 Dick Wang This is the 2nd in the series by Pintoff and I just rushed through it, enjoying the story as I did In the Shadow of Gotham. I have to admit another reason I hurried is that I forgot how soon it's due back at the library and I have it on inter-library loan. Seems silly to renew when I knew I would like to read it quickly. So I put everything else aside....and I'm glad I did. I enjoyed revisiting the same characters as they struggled with another odd series of crimes in New York City demanding all of their individual skills. I think this will be a series I continue to enjoy. There certainly are enough characters and situations in early 20th century New York to provide many plot lines.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-27 00:00:00 Ehren Slivinske The sequel to In the Shadow of Gotham, this book has one redeeming factor: an interesting premise. Unfortunately, an interesting premise alone does not make for a good novel. The plot is long and rambling (I'm sorry, but when a murder mystery clocks in at almost 400 pages, I expect some complexity and twists). The "twists" that are in this book are so laughably bad that even soap opera writers would be horrified. The characters are flat, flat, flat, and the dialogue is so stilted that a couple of times I stopped reading, guessed the conversation, and was never once surprised. The main character - who is supposed to be a clever male detective - reads like an emotionally-stunted woman with a fashion fetish. The author alternates between anvil-style reminders that this is NYC in 1906 and dialogue and reactions dictated by modern sensibilities. The more I think about this book, the worse it gets. Not recommended.