Adele's Reviews > The Troutbeck Testimony

It’s hard to reconcile that this book was penned by the same author as the Cotswold mysteries which as examples of the cozy sub genre of crime fiction I typically enjoy. Sadly, and by comparison this is a very poor relation not even redeemable by being set in my more favoured location. The writing felt amateurish, dull and repetitive. The plot was thin and as a result not very engaging. And to cap it off in a cast of generally insipid characters I just really disliked Simmy. Everything about the way she thinks, talks and acts came across as cold and just incredibly irritating. So, having read and reviewed I’m quickly moving on to something hopefully much better.