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Nov 20, 2019gloryb rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Ann Cleeves (from PBS's Shetland and Vera programs) has started a new series, Two Rivers. When her detective in this new series, Matthew Venn, talks, I hear the voice of her Shetland Detective, Jimmy Perez, but Matthew doesn't exude a similar confidence and self-assurance. When Matthew's assistant detective, Jen Rafferty speaks, I hear Vera's voice and see similar characteristics, but also some differences. Cleeves' new characters all feel guilty about something in their lives and much space is devoted to those thoughts and feelings which I didn't find appealing. I also found there was too little action with too many pages devoted to dead end leads in an investigation to the death of a man on the shore. The ho-hum plot and weak detective characters aren't the ingredients that make me want to wait for the next installment in this series.