Richard Adamson

I've mixed feelings on this book. On the one hand the story is an easy, fluid read with an interesting plot, a few surprises, and characters who while not quite fully developed have enough going for them to be fleshed out further in coming episodes should there be any. However I'm afraid I won't be searching out those further episodes. The thing that really put me off was the style. The 'buddy boy', smart-assed, sexist, wise-cracking line of humour is just not me, and it annoyed me all show more through the book. I realise I'm probably not this book's target audience, but I'm also not the only one to make this comment. I can't ask an author to change his style and approach just for a few readers, so I wish Richard Adamson well in future endeavours. show less

My review for Blues of Autumn by Richard Adamson is for one of the best fiction books I’ve reviewed in a very long time. It’s also the first e-book and it was amazingly simple to read. The story starts with Police Chief Norris Tanager relocating to a small town in the Adirondacks in order to have a quieter life style and get away from the big city crimes. Well, THAT didn’t happen! He's also a bass player in a local blues band and this seems as much a part of him as his quest for just show more doing the right thing. The story line starts simply but gradually gets more and more complex with more crime activity, relationships, and ever-evolving connectivity. But what drew me the most was the amazing dry sense of humor that permeated the book. It’s 217 pages in length and, yep, finished it in one day. After layer upon layer kept building and the humor followed very closely along, I just couldn’t stop until the very end. By the way, Chief Tanner’s sidekick, best friend, and deputy dog is Stanley, who also communicates very well in his own way and seems to have his own brand of a sense of humor. This book starts deceptively simply and just keeps building and building interest and intrigue. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun read with enough social action, crime scenes and quirky people to totally draw one in for a very good read. show less

I received an ecopy of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for a review.

The writing style of Richard Adamson in “Blues of Autumn” was thoroughly entertaining. Set in a small Adirondack one-cop town, Chief of Police Tanager finds himself looking for petty criminals like yarn nappers, which is fine with him. His experience as a Detective in a big city left him more than happy to settle for small town life.
But when murder finds his small part of paradise, Tanager uses his wit and his show more wits to solve the crimes. I’ll definitely keep my eyes peeled for the next Tanager story. show less

Oh, I really liked this one. I've recently been reading the Longmire series and there is a little bit of a resemblance, but it's totally different in terms of location (small town Adirondacks), which makes it a much different story but still as enjoyable. Tanager is likable, the story reads fast, the end has a bit of a twist and the writing style is spot on with enough humor to make it enjoyable for hammock reading. Please make this a series!