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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Little PricklyBy BarbarinoThis was an interesting book, I expected to settle into it like an old friend but instead found it to be a little prickly like it's protagonist Inspector James McLevy.McLevy is a bit of an odd duck, gruff and tough and standoffish but with a sly sense of humor which I enjoyed. Here are a few witty remarks from him as he's discussing the murder he's currently investigating with his superior, "I'm sure if the woman knew what a nuisance she was going to be, she'd have arranged to be murdered in another parish, sir." And then this regarding a suspect in the case ..."He's a Dublin man, the only blood they like is in their sausage." While he did have me chuckling at his sarcasm and biting remarks I didn't like him very much through most of the book. Ashton slowly reveals McLevy's history, learning about his childhood made me appreciate his toughness, by the end of the book I did like him.There were many Scottish-isms that added to the unsettled feeling I had as I began the book, some that stumped my dictionary. Here are some I highlighted: unco, guid, sleekit, lang, dreep, sookin' up, pursy, semmit, thrapple, Gardyloo, scunner, heid-yins, gormless, deific, Teuchter, clamjamfry, keelies, sclaffie and oxters. I was glad I read this in the kindle version on the iPad so it was easy to check the meanings in the dictionary but as I said many of these terms weren't found.The mystery was also a bit unusual in that it seemed like McLevy should have been thinking what I was thinking as all of the evidence was building against his suspect. The bad guy was one of those very bad 'bad guys' and the climax seemed a little unlikely. But I have to say I came away from this enjoying it despite all the unsettled feelings I had for the mystery, the characters and the foreign terminology.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy ThomScottish mystery at its best

London had Sherlock Holmes. The dark alleys of had Inspector McLevy. Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir , real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery - the first in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh. Edinburgh, 1880. Election fever grips the city. But while the rich and educated argue about politics, in the dank wynds of the docks it's a struggle just to stay alive. When a prostitute is brutally murdered, disturbing memories from 30 years ago are stirred in Inspector McLevy, who is soon lured into a murky world of politics, perversion and deception - and the shadow of the serpent.

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