Book Review: Night Break by Andrew Lane

Night Break by Andrew Lane

A brief synopsis

As a fan of the Young Sherlock series, I was expecting another well developed mystery, with evil arch villains and a twisting plot. But, unfortunately, this book was a disappointment. It had a simple, guessable story line, with no hidden baddies or concealed lies. As for the mystery, well, it just didn't exist.

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One of the reasons it was so empty was because of the lack of love interest, and the severing of family ties. After being kidnapped to China, Virginia (his does-he-love-her interesting girlfriend), gave up on him, and settled with another man, leaving Sherlock empty. He only has his brother to rely upon, and then, due to a understated betrayal, he looses him too.

Also, in any mystery novel, the story builds to a cresendo, with a dramatic reveal of a villain you never suspected, but in Night Break, I wasn't even aware of the build up, until an unknown baddie popped up on stage and then proceeded to fall in some oil and die. 

Sherlock has raced around the world; to Russia, China, America, France, Ireland, and many others, making each story a spectacular adventure into unknown grounds, but Lane was just pushing it too far, when Sherlock went to Egypt. It felt like Lane was scrabbling around trying to think of a plot to go with the whole Egypt idea, and it made the story seem flat and badly thought out. 

So, whilst I'd recommend the Young Sherlock series wholeheartedly, I would advise you to steer clear of this book, as it just isn't worth the time spent reading it.