BOOK REVIEW
For this review, we asked seasoned water-dweller Ian Case, who actually lives on Britain’s waterways to give us his take on this grippy murder mystery thriller.
Canal Pushers by Andy Griffee Is there a serial killer stalking the towpaths of the Midlands? I was set to find out, as I enjoyed a ‘lockdown review’ of Canal Pushers a murder mystery thriller and debut novel by Andy Griffee, Within the first few pages, I was quickly encapsulated within its story line. Much of the descriptions relating to the first time living aboard a Narrow Boat rang a bell with me and no doubt with many other seasoned boaters, as they recall their own tentative experiences. The re-occurring comments relating to ‘the fisherman’ bring about a menacing undertone and are sprinkled throughout the book as you read it. The descriptions of Narrowboat life and pubs are pretty accurate and you can easily picture the scenes described. The story never wants for something to happen. There are many threads which seamlessly run together keeping the book alive and teasing the reader into wanting more. Its most certainly a book you will not want to put down once you start. I liked the way the story started – straight in there and into the gritty details from the off. I’m not one for long introductions and in this novel there was no wasted pre-amble – everything you needed to know came out in the first couple of chapters which are full of intrigue as the scene is set. It’s very refreshing to see how the storyline unfolds, in a way that keeps the reader excited and engaged in the plot. The descriptions of the characters you meet are well described and add on occasions a subtle element of humour – none of which detracts from the story line, but it will bring a smile to your face. Take a Narrowboat, a novice owner, a widow, drugs cartel, a lone fisherman and a friendly coroners officer and you have all the ingredients for a fascinating and addictive storyline. There is a sequel too, River Rats by the same author. I cannot wait! Our reviewer, Ian Case is a narrowboat owner enjoying his retirement on the waterways of Britian, he runs a weekly YouTube channel “Narrowboat Tales” which now has just on 3000 subscribers. Paperback – £8.99 | SBN-10 : 1903360439 | ISBN-13 : 978-1903360439 Kindle - £4.16 | ASIN : B07QQVHC56 Publisher : Orphans Publishing (2 May 2019)
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