Review of "The Trail to Buddha's Mirror (Neal Carey Mysteries)" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"“So, Neal, tell us about your work.”
Well, Olivia, I’m a rent-a-rat who has lied his way into your house in order to threaten your friends."
This is the second book in the Neal Carey series and if you haven't read the first book then read that book first otherwise nothing in this book will make sense. But the book does a brief recap of what happened at the end of the first book and what has happened since then, so you can get your mind in the right place.
"Graham took the bottle off the table and poured himself another drink. He was enjoying himself immensely. Aggravating Neal was almost worth the terrifying flight over, the endless trip to Yorkshire, and the hike up that damn hill. It was good to see the little shit again."
If you are reading and it goes into something that doesn't seem relevant, …
"“So, Neal, tell us about your work.”
Well, Olivia, I’m a rent-a-rat who has lied his way into your house in order to threaten your friends."
This is the second book in the Neal Carey series and if you haven't read the first book then read that book first otherwise nothing in this book will make sense. But the book does a brief recap of what happened at the end of the first book and what has happened since then, so you can get your mind in the right place.
"Graham took the bottle off the table and poured himself another drink. He was enjoying himself immensely. Aggravating Neal was almost worth the terrifying flight over, the endless trip to Yorkshire, and the hike up that damn hill. It was good to see the little shit again."
If you are reading and it goes into something that doesn't seem relevant, it will become relevant at some point later in the book.
There are parts of this book that will make you want to throw the book in angry, but just keep reading.
"Just what the hell am I doing here, anyway?"
As always with this series, there are unexpected twists and turns, most of which will make sense by the end of the book. And there is great humour, which might only be a sentence or two but you will stop and laugh before continuing.
"So you have a file on me, Neal thought. And you’re not with Friends. Which leaves alphabet soup."
"“That is the best meal I have ever eaten in my whole life.”
“I won’t tell your mother.”"
At certain points someone appears and it's hard to remember how they are relevant but that is explained by the end.
It is a great way to end this book (before the epilogue) the tells Graham and the reader that _____ (to avoid spoilers I'm not going to say, you will have to read the book for yourself).