Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #399626 in Books
• Published on: 1995-01-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
The TARDIS brings the fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9 to the Rock of Judgement; a court, prison and place of execution built into a rocket-powered asteroid. When involved in an investigation by the system's finest lawman, they begin to seek answers to some disturbing questions.

Customer Reviews

If you can't do the time...
I pretty much agree with the previous reviewer that this Missing Adventures novel is a straightforward tale reminiscent of the Fourth Doctor; but I have to say that I have no problem with this as I am a big fan of the Tom Baker era in general and the Lalla Ward era in particular. How anyone can say that this period was one loathed by fans has surely forgotten the immense 'City of Death' and the intense 'Armageddon Factor' and must be thinking only of the embarrassing Nightmare of Eden.
The book is an easy read and captures the spirit of the more humourous late 70s period without having to worry about budgetary constraints. Good fun as you'd expect from the talented Mr Roberts.

Simple-minded but enjoyable romp
The Romance of Crime is a very simplistic but readable adventure, featuring an asteroid prison, a self-obsessed investigator, a pompous painter, a couple of intergalactic Kray caricatures, a mutant who vows to destroy all humanity, and a few Ogrons too. The 4th Doctor, Romana and K-9 ensure that this novel always has it's tongue-in-cheek, and is a perfect recreation of the TV series era. I'm normally fairly critical of novels that are content to achieve nothing more than be faithful remakes of a given period in the shows history, but this novel is so warm it's difficult not to like it.