THE THIRTEENTH COFFIN- NIGEL McCRERY

                 
                                                      "FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL."

                  

             

               I find that I am a reader greatly influenced by titles. Especially for this particular book, who I’m glad about having judged it, by its title. Nigel McCrery’s, ‘The Thirteenth Coffin’ is my first ever book in the horror/ thriller genre. A book based on a subtle yet clichéd plot of detective Mark Lapslie’s investigations and his unbelievably rare findings.

               DCI Mark Lapslie is a detective, well known among his peers who know him for how good he is at what he does. However it is not just Lapslie’s work, but his neurological condition that makes him well known. The story begins with a prologue that can completely throw off the reader. Fighting his battle with synaesthesia and personal problems in his life, Detective Lapslie is regarded as not much of an outgoing but a very straightforward and professional being. 

                               

                                   

              Things change particularly when Lapslie is made in-charge of investigating the murder of an innocent girl, at the altar, on her wedding day. The case seems rather surprising and to Lapslie it is instinctive that this is not an ordinary one. As a detective, Lapslie is not new to stumbling across rare findings but to his surprise, in this case, his rare findings are dolls, placed in coffins.

              Lapslie fights tooth and nail to find the significance to these dolls. Too many questions run in his mind. Were the dolls related to the case? Or is it some kind of sorcery? Would the dolls lead him to what he is looking for? The answer could only be found by working out what was this case, or as I must say, cases were…

           

            The Thirteenth Coffin is a book made very simple through its plot changes, constancy of characters and of course, an eye catching plot. This book would definitely be my recommendation for a ‘first-read’ as it contains basic vocabulary, simple plots, amazing characters and masterful depiction. Everything that makes a splendid read! 

"The idea of killing anyone apart from his target nauseated him, but he knew he had no choice. God was willing for there to be some collateral damage. God was telling him it was alright."