Derek Tridgell dies accusing someone, unknown, of murdering someone, unspecified. Is this just the result of the strong painkillers he was on or is this a genuine accusation? Sloan and Crosby must try and investigate the dead man's life to see if they can work out which of the deaths which have affected him over the last few years could have been murder and if it was murder, who was responsible? The dead man's son, Paul isn't making things easy for them as he seems to be antagonistic and could be lying.
This entertaining mystery has quite a complex plot and I certainly didn't work out who was responsible for the murder or who was murdered. Taking in industrial shenanigans, people who seem to be hiding something which may or may not be connected with the crime and a positively hair raising finale this book certainly kept me reading.
I have read all the previous Sloan and Crosby mysteries and thoroughly enjoyed them and this is, in my opinion, one of the best. I love the wry humour of the writing and the characters of Sloan and Crosby and the irascible Superintendent Leeyes who loves attending evening classes. If you like mysteries without graphic violence or bad language then this series may interest you. They can be read in any order.


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- Publisher : Allison & Busby (24 May 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0749020296
- ISBN-13 : 978-0749020293
- Dimensions : 18 x 3.3 x 11.6 cm
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'Nobody's better at the traditional British crime novel, because Aird is a discipline of the Christie school of whodunit.' - Peterborough Telegraph
About the Author
Catherine Aird is the author of more than twenty crime novels and short story collections, most of which feature DCI Sloan. She holds an honorary MA from the University of Kent and has been awarded an MBE. She lives near Canterbury.
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Linda Jarrett
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Her mysteries are great easy reading
Reviewed in Canada on 19 December 2017Verified Purchase
Classic Catherine Aird! Her mysteries are great easy reading.

Zalewski Valerie
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Loved it.
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I really enjoyed this book. I'm a great fan of Catherine Aird and this book is just as good as all the previous books, with Inspector Sloan and his faithful constable working their way steadily to the solution to the murder.

JulieD
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Real estate development, the health care system, and spelunking come together
Reviewed in the United States on 30 January 2020Verified Purchase
I've read most of Catherine Aird's Sloan and Crosby books. This one wasn't available in a Kindle version though it came out in 2016, so I ordered it used from the UK. It is possibly the best of her recent books. Crosby is still a bit of an airhead, but he gets an opportunity to be brave and shows some signs of having learned from his association with Sloan. Sloan seems to be more wrapped up in his own thoughts and internal commentary, but he doggedly persists on a murder that may or may not have happened despite pressure to return to a known crime. The superintendent is still a pompous blowhard.

Ellyn Jones
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a classic murder mystery puzzler
Reviewed in the United States on 7 May 2019Verified Purchase
Having not read any of Catherine Aird's mysteries for several years, I wondered whether she had lost her touch. She has not. For anyone who likes British mysteries of the classical period, this is a wonderful example.
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