A Killing in November: a razor-sharp Oxford mystery (DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries Book 1)

I enjoyed the story , but it was certainly not a modern Morse. I found it difficult to accept so much of the bad language to establish the main character's personality rather than focus on his strengths as a detective. Not sure I would read anymore of the books

I have found a new favourite author and a new favourite detective inspector! Ryan Wilkins is fabulous, and his young son is even better. Even though this is a thriller (and yes, a little bit unbelievable) it made me laugh so many times. I loved the writing style, and I could excuse Ryan's dreadful language because it's him and it wouldn't be him without it! It was a joy to read and I can't wait for the next one!

Absolutely marvelous, a real breath of fresh air.So many laugh out loud moments really loved it.What really makes a good read for me is engaging with the main charactersand caring about what happens to them.No danger of that not happening with Ryan and Ray.What a team!A terrific read, good plot, well written, ten out of ten to Simon Mason.

Great story telling, real gripping plausible plotting with splashes of humour.

Great characters, well told narrative, engaging story. Witty also at times. Fab holiday read in Fiji- will consider more from this series.

I found the character of Ryan Wilkins too far-fetched and felt he wouldn't last 5 minutes in today's police force with such a belligerent manner and lack of political correctness. I recognised lots of the areas of Oxford mentioned but just found most of the characters far too stereotypical.

I enjoyed this well-written book very much. Plenty of plot twists kept me guessing, and the central two characters were interesting and sympathetic. I’m looking forward to the follow up book.

I almost stopped reading this rather unbelievable book at 42% as the constant use of the 'f' word, wiping his nose with his fingers, scratching his groin through his trackies was just too disgusting. How DI Ryan Wilkins wasn't either kicked off or demoted due to his behaviour and constant losing his temper in his previous station before being transferred to Oxford was beyond me. However the storyline was quite good, and the other DI Wilkins was over-written in the other direction (designer clothes, snobbish etc). I wasn't sure if the book was a farce, written with tongue in cheek. It improved a little towards the end, but how another book can be written when there is no way Ryan can be on the force again is beyond me -and I certainly won't be buying it. The star of the book was Ryan junior. I don't think this book is aimed at people of my age and dislike of constant foul language - Morse it certainly isn't!