A Man Without Friends

I am not really that keen on stories which have been written in the first person, i often find the stories a bit lazily written. Now, some writers like Len Deighton frequently did great novels like this but A Man Without Friends by Miles Tripp is not one of them and i did not enjoy it that much.

Maybe the main problem is that the story is narrated by and involves a rather unpleasant individual, a womanising con man, who is framed for the murder of his ex-wife. He is doggedly pursued by the police who are convinced he is the man even if a lot of evidence is circumstantial. If we are to believe the narrator, he is innocent but then again, maybe that is the ultimate con.

The story isn't bad, and indeed is an interesting take on a crime drama, but i found it hard to warm to any of the characters. A decent enough page turner to keep you occupied on the bus to work but not much more.