Three of Diamonds

Three of Diamonds by Anthony Horowitz - (Three Books in One)

This book stares the Diamond Brothers who are a private detective agency.

In the first book, The French confection, the Diamond Brothers are are crime solving on holiday after the steward that was on their train was murdered. They have to solve why and how he was murdered before they are. At one time they are captured and almost killed but they are let go onto the streets of Paris where they are found by Police and taken to the hospital. But do they know where they were captured and how to get back there? Only time will tell.

In the second book, The Blurred Man, the brothers are payed to work out how a man has not turned up to meet a multi-millionaire at the airport. They look into it and find out that he was run over by a steamroller with his friends the night before trying to cross the road. With the driver of the steamroller in a mental hospital and school nearing the Brothers have to find out everything that has happened without getting hurt themselves.

In the third book, I Know What You Did Last Wednesday, one of the brothers is invited to a school reunion on an island. They both go on a private boat sail over to the island. Everything seems good at first but then it makes a turn for the worst. A murderer is on the island and is killing of his friends one by one each in a more grusome way. They are close to being the last people on the island whene they are very close to being killed. They have to find the murderer before their luck runs out.

I enjoyed these books a lot and I am giving them an average of 7/10.

MB

I quite enjoyed these short stories which are quite punchy and move at a good pace. However I must admit I did find them to be predictable and aimed at a younger reader. I would not go out of my way to read any more of these stories. As described by Matt the three stories in this small compendium are interesting and deal with different situations. The relationship between the brothers creates some interest with the older one appearing to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic while the younger brother who narrates the stories is a bit too clever for his own good. I give these stories a 4 out of 10

Over all 5.5 out of 10

JB