After reading a glowing review of the Red Riding Series, I wanted to dig right into the first book Nineteen Seventy Four. It tells the story of a reporter in Yorkshire, England covering the story of a murdered young girl and events surrounding similar deaths. While the prose was realistic and precise, I found the story to be lacking a bit. Maybe I was expecting more mystery and less drama. However maybe the mystery surrounding the girls deaths wasn't meant to be focus of the novel. The protagonist goes through a series a brutal ordeals, but in the end gets revenge...... sort of.The characters are colourful, yet not overly likable.