‘A Very Important Teapot’ by Steve Sheppard

My Review (3 stars out of 5)

Out of work and out of money, Dawson pursues the woman of his dreams – Rachel Whyte. But Rachel is otherwise engaged to someone who isn’t out of work and money. Then a job offer drops into Dawson’s lap which involves Australia, the underworld, the police and various intelligence agencies…

The cover and the premise drew me into this book and initially I enjoyed it. True, it’s a bit silly but that’s no barrier to a fun read. Unfortunately, while the plot is interesting, it does take quite a long time to get interesting. Also, the author’s writing style isn’t quite to my taste – too many examples of telling and not showing, and some truly irritating dialogue tags. As regular readers of my reviews will know I find it difficult to ignore things like this, especially when they could so easily be rectified.

Occasionally enjoyable, but ultimately disappointing.

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