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Never Pick Up Hitch-hikers!
by
Ellis Peters
When Alf picked up the hitch-hiker, he seemed perfect as a stand-in for the horrific crime Alf was about to commit. But by luck William is saved from Alf’s plan and someone else is killed in his place; this leads to a tangle of mistaken identity and an unsolved bank robbery from many years ago.
Hardcover, 255 pages
Published
by Not Avail
(first published February 1st 1983)
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This is the 4th Ellis Peter’s novel I have read (or attempted). The first was a Cadfael novel, “Monks Hood” which I really enjoyed. So I picked up three crime novels by the same author expecting to like those too. But I was wrong.
I didn’t get past the first few pages of “Fallen into the Pit” before I was bored with it. Then I attempted “Holiday with Violence”, managing two or three chapters before I became so frustrated with the characters I didn’t want to read further. This book, “Never Pick Up...more
I didn’t get past the first few pages of “Fallen into the Pit” before I was bored with it. Then I attempted “Holiday with Violence”, managing two or three chapters before I became so frustrated with the characters I didn’t want to read further. This book, “Never Pick Up...more
This is not one of Ellis Peters' George Felse or Brother Cadfael mysteries, but I really enjoyed it. Young Willie Banks is hitch-hiking to the town of Braybourne when he is picked up by a man who gives him a package to deliver and a key to a residence in that town. Willie delivers the package but does not stay, which turns out to be a good thing, as it contained a fire bomb. Thus is Willie thrown into the middle of an attempt to retrieve a quarter of a million pounds stolen from a Braybourne ban...more
A fast moving British mystery featuring a newly met young couple who become involved with the police and rival groups trying to recover the stashed money from a major bank robbery three years earlier. The newly met young couple make this a delightful read. Quite a cast of characters.
Jul 21, 2009
Mrsdarcy
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
anyone with good taste
Shelves:
crime-fiction
Superbly crafted story. Can't count the number of times I've read this.
I love this book. Youth and innocence triumph over the bad guys, who can resist that?
Mar 02, 2013
Patricia Ames
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Shelves:
to-get,
master-list
Jan 09, 2013
Miranda-Hermione
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
read-aloud,
re-readable
Dec 31, 2012
Eddy Allen
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
mystery-and-suspense
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A pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter.
Edith Mary Pargeter, BEM (September 28, 1913 in Horsehay, Shropshire, England –October 14, 1995) was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay...more
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Edith Mary Pargeter, BEM (September 28, 1913 in Horsehay, Shropshire, England –October 14, 1995) was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay...more
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