Reviews for People Who Walk in Darkness (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Series #15)

The average rating for People Who Walk in Darkness (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Series #15) based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-05-12 00:00:00 Peter Almes People Who Walk in Darkness has a fast paced plot involving many threads. The plot and characters hold much potential, but the narrative failed to deliver in many ways. The storytelling felt workman-like and rushed, with not enough attention to detail. My suspicion is it was written to a formula, by an old hand who has a track record of churning out a couple of books a year - others of which are much more finely honed. The result is flat prose, under-developed characters and scenes, and a lack of context and story scaffold. This was a real shame as the bones of a decent caper/police procedural novel are here. An interesting enough read, but not out of the top draw.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-09-11 00:00:00 Sean Shank Rosnikov is a great character and the setting of present-day Russia is fascinating, but don't start with this book. The earlier ones are better and worth a try if you read mysteries for setting.