Trust, by Mike Bullen (Sphere 2015)

Neil's picture
Neil

Mike Bullen is the creator of Cold Feet, an excellent TV series from a few years ago. This is his first novel, so I was expecting relationship-comedy-drama of the same calibre. It isn't. It's not that it's a bad book, I read all the way to the end (on a plane) and quite enjoyed it, but the characters are a little cliched and lightweight, the plot is a little cliched and lightweight, the psychology of the characters not-entirely convincing. Quite disappointing, really. I wouldn't bother.