Hole in One

A cozy mystery that is surprisingly chauvinist for a publication of 2005. But then, it was set on an old-fashioned golf course, with a lot of pompous old guys. I enjoyed how the golf-ignorant Inspector Sloan compared all the rules and traditions with his preferred hobby of growing roses.

Lots of dry British dialogue, clues fairly placed before the reader. So confusing, that after I finished it, I read it backwards to understand it. More or less contemporary, published in 2005, but not a lot that is contemporary about the setting.

A very old-fashioned style of crime story which I'm afraid didn't really appeal. Another problem for me was the fictional location of Berebury and "Calleshire", which gave no clue to its supposed location within the UK. I like to be able to visualise where stories are set and fictional places which have no obvious basis in reality don't appeal.