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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Just finished this, had to review. This is an awesome read, perfect escape, well written, compelling imagery, twisty exciting plot. This will keep you engaged to the end. I've already bought the sequel. Looking forward to more from Stig Abell.
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive debut novel
Jake Jackson is left a remote farmhouse in the will of a distant uncle. He decides to give up his job as a detective in London and move to his new inheritance in search of a simpler life. However, the discovery of human remains in the local village means that his old career isn’t ready to let him go yet.Stig Abell is best known as a presenter on Times Radio, former editor of the Times Literary Supplement and talking head on various TV news channels. This is his first novel and it’s an impressive debut.The plot unfolds at a steady pace but never feels slow, there are strong characters, a side order of burgeoning romance and some acute observations on rural life. This makes it a hard book to pigeonhole, calling it a detective story doesn’t really do it justice. The writing has a literary edge but never feels as if it’s trying too hard.The one major flaw is that the ending feels a bit rushed with a lot of action packed into the last 10 percent.
5.0 out of 5 stars An enthralling read!
I was not sure what to first make of this book as it was slow to get suspenseful but so glad I stuck with it. Maybe that was a deliberate ploy to bring an element of discord into a seemingly tranquil setting. The story moved on at just the right pace, weaving its clues and plotline with just the right amount of suspense and it was all tied up in a satisfying knot at the end. It was also quite educational ( I stopped to Google various references )which is a first for me. Would make an excellent film or drama series.
3.0 out of 5 stars it’s not terrible.
I bought this book for 2 reasons. I quite like his news program on Times radio and the kindle version of the book was only £0.99p.Well, it isn’t terrible.The first thing to say is that this book is well written, fluent and easy to read, although the dialogue is fairly wooden with characters making speeches rather than having conversations. Anyone who can use the word obtrude instead of intrude has a much better grasp of English than I have. It’s a page turner that can easily be finished in a day, although it sags a bit in the 3rd quarter. It’s a cosy, comfortable read, more Midsomer Murders than Rebus.Unfortunately, it is full of the standard cliches that inhabit decades of crime novels. The remote village, the isolated house, the concealed hideaways, the outsider, the hostility towards that outsider. I could go on but the characters are straight out of central casting. The local copper is even called Watson.In the end I concluded that this isn’t really a detective story but a pastiche, an homage to all the the detective books that the author has previously read.At least, I hope that’s what it is.The topic of rural sexual violence revealed towards the end of the book deserves a more serious treatment.It’s a pleasant enough read but if you’re looking for anything original or interesting you will not find it here.
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written
I enjoyed the writing style and the use of language. A good mystery with interesting characters.It wasn't until I had finished reading it that I realised who the author was. I thought I had been reading one of my monthly free reads and had completely forgotten I had bought the book ages ago! I enjoy listening to Stig Abell every morning on Times Radio and I will look forward to his next novel.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice twist on the detective novel
I really enjoyed the sense of escape from the big city and the cast of characters in the remote setting. It has a very appealing backdrop of building a new life in an idyllic setting. The main character Jake is an interesting detective, quite different from the norm and is regularly found enjoying his new life naked. It will be interesting to see how he develops in the next book. Highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful thriller
The book Death Under A Little Sky is a beautifully crafted and engaging read. The writing is superbly descriptive so that the reader is given rich sensations of taste, smells, hearing and vision. There is a creeping story which is thrilling, exciting and engaging and I enjoyed it totally !
4.0 out of 5 stars an unusual setting for a detective story
I enjoyed this, particularly the second half of the book. A detective in another life, Jake has inherited an estate in a very rural county from an uncle and finds out about a local woman who died some years before. His uncle and another rather odd elderly gentleman had been very fond of this woman and felt there wasn’t something quite right about the death. Found the concept of the eccentric, wealthy uncle who had left all this land and property to him a bit unconvincing but the actual detective bits were good.
Great read!
Well written and evocative. Great story. After reading so many crime/detective stories, that are poorly written, this was a welcome surprise. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Great murder mystery with a little romance
Love these books.Very prompt delivery as well. Thanks Bolo.
Anti-hero born
Jake Jackson is not your typical thriller lead so well referenced in this debut. He is however as stubborn and single minded in his pursuit of the truth as he is accidental in finding love.I loved the uncomplicated setting (English country side), the characters and Jake’s introverted quest for isolation, books and music. Of course, all of this are interrupted by a decade old mystery that Jake just can’t leave alone.Where to go from here with Jake and Livia?
Something different, something exciting try it.
A slow-paced suspenseful read that builds into a surprisingly compelling book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Anyone who's ever moved to the country can relate to this book, isolation loneliness and finally acceptance into a community.
Really enjoyable first outing
Not quite sure what to expect given some of the mixed reviews but I quickly got into Little Sky and enjoyed it the whole way through. I had an inkling of whodunnit and thought the journey to get there was well explored. I'll definitely be reading the second when it comes along.Also, most comfortingly, it's made me feel less weird for really (really, really) loving crime fiction. I tried Mahler too, but sadly, that at least wasn't for me.
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Death Under a Little Sky: The new debut rural crime detective thriller you won’t want to miss in 2024: Book 1 (Jake Jackson)
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