Going to do #TenQueries this morning. Here's the first:

Q1. Commercial fiction. Held my breath while reading the opening scene so this is a cert to request!

Q2. Indecipherable genre. Couldn't work out what this novel was about or what it wanted to be. Pass. #TenQueries

Q3. Historical crime. Writing competent but not excited by the synopsis. Pass. #TenQueries

Q4. Crime thriller. Writer describes this as psychological thriller but I don't think so. Needs more of a concept and character emotional depth. Pass. #TenQueries

Q5. Crime. A little short, more of a novella, but love the realism in the opening, the concept and Northern England setting. Request. #TenQueries

Q6. Commercial fiction. The concept and synopsis lacks emotional depth, reads more like a caper. Pass. #TenQueries

Q7. Historical fiction. Interesting setting in terms of parallels to present day but writing lacking voice and propulsion. Too quiet. Pass. #TenQueries

Q8. Commercial fiction. Writing is promising but I am not the readership (thus right agent) for this kind of family drama because the specific conflicts don't interest me. Pass. #TenQueries

Q9. Historical fiction. Looks packed full of conflict and moral ambiguities, and with a great voice, full of energy. Request! #TenQueries

Q10. Commercial fiction. Interesting setting but simply too quiet. Pass. #TenQueries