2008-09-03 This was a wallbanger for me.

DIE WITH ME (Pol. Proc.-DI Mark Tartaglia-London-Cont) - NR
Forbes, Elena, 1st book
Quercus, 2008, UK Hardcover - ISBN: 1847241565

First Sentence: The tombstone was nearly six feet tall, weathered and mottled with lichen.

DI Mark Tartaglia has a serial killer on his hands. Someone is luring young girls to the galleries of churches and throwing them to their deaths.

This was such a miss for me. Ms. Forbes male protagonist was not convincing and none of the characters had any depth. There was a lot of detail on what the characters were eating and drinking, but little detail on little else.

For a police procedural, it included next to no procedure. I identified the killer way too early but was never given the reason why he killed. There was very little sense of place and dialogue was passable, but just.

But it was the ending of the book that made it a virtual wallbanger for me. I suggest passing this one by.