Review: The Ruinous Sweep

The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

It was a dark road, late at night, when Donovan was struck by a car and put in the hospital. His girlfriend, Bee, stays by his side and fears he will die. Donovan never really wakes up, but he mumbles some words and Bee writes them in her journal. She soon discovers that the police believe Donovan took part in a murder before he was hit by the car; now Bee is out to prove his innocence and maybe find out why Donovan was on that road to begin with.

The Ruinous Sweep is a stand-alone novel that was ho-hum at best. If I had not been listening to the audio version, I might have given up on it. It wasn’t that the storyline was predictable (the ending was great); it was just that the story never really grabs the reader’s/listener’s attention. With it being 400 pages (10.5 hours), I can’t even give it a quick read status. The Ruinous Sweep might appeal to some mystery readers, but be warned that it will take perseverance.


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