2 out of 4 stars
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Barlow Laid Bare is a fictional novel by John McAllister. This is a crime, thriller, and a mystery novel. The book is 300 pages. It contains graphic scenes and mild sexual content and not suitable for children. I will recommend this novel to lovers of a fictional detective novel with a dose of romance.
Sergeant John Barlow is an intelligent detective, who is despised by some of his colleagues, most especially, his boss, District Inspector Harvey. There is some crime that needs to be investigated and solved. The murder of Mrs Cosgrave, the stolen whisky case and the murder of Ezekiel Fetherton are the cases that need urgent attention.
John Barlow never knew that his involvement in these cases will turn his life around. Now, he is a suspect in one of the cases, and his boss is ready to get him discharged from work. He is out to solve the cases and prove his innocence. His journey to proving his innocence leads him to a group of Devil worshippers. Things just keep stacking up against him as someone or group of people are out to get him in trouble. His freedom and his life are threatened. Who is out to get Barlow in trouble? Why Barlow? Will he succeed in his investigation? Will he still be a free man? All this will be answered with a read.
The author did a good job with the storyline as it involves crime, investigation, love and lot more. The storyline is interesting and relatable. It focuses on Barlow’s love life, work life, and past life. All these aspects of His life were realistic as painted by the author.
All characters provided by the author in this novel were well detailed and interesting to read about. Each character has its own uniqueness which makes reading about them interesting. I love Barlow’s character as he is meek, honest, easy going, humorous and intelligent. He reads beyond dotted lines and his thought level is high. Barlow is a man who cares for people around him.
I found some fault in this book despite the likeness for its character development. The author’s style of writing makes the book looks boring from the start. It lacks a vivid description of the environment and other elements which meant to allow readers to picture the story in their mind. The author also kept switching between the normal font and Italic, to represent a different aspect of the story without an appropriate caption, to indicate what each aspect is for. This particular act made reading the story hectic as readers will have to classify each aspect themselves.
The book was professionally edited with few errors noted. I rate Barlow Laid Bare 2 out of 4 stars. I would have enjoyed the story more if the author had made the scenes picturable.
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Barlow Laid Bare
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