The Steam Pig starts out promisingly. The book is set in South Africa and was written during the 1970's so it has a pretty unique setting for a mystery book. The main characters are a white cop, Kramer, and his African assistant, Zondi. Together they solve crimes and have to deal with apartheid in every aspect of their lives. But besides the initial premise of the series, the book doesn't have much else going for it. The crime they have to solve is pretty routine (the murder of a young woman) and most of the secondary characters are fairly uninteresting. Even the eventually revealed motive for the murder isn't that unique. It wasn't a bad book though... just average. C+
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Mystery Book # 98 - The Steam Pig by James McClure
The Steam Pig starts out promisingly. The book is set in South Africa and was written during the 1970's so it has a pretty unique setting for a mystery book. The main characters are a white cop, Kramer, and his African assistant, Zondi. Together they solve crimes and have to deal with apartheid in every aspect of their lives. But besides the initial premise of the series, the book doesn't have much else going for it. The crime they have to solve is pretty routine (the murder of a young woman) and most of the secondary characters are fairly uninteresting. Even the eventually revealed motive for the murder isn't that unique. It wasn't a bad book though... just average. C+
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