The Blood-Dimmed Tide (Penguin Mysteries)

by Rennie Airth
The Blood-Dimmed Tide (Penguin Mysteries)  
published 2006 by Penguin (Non-Classics)
binding Paperback
isbn 0143037102   (isbn13: 9780143037101)
pages 352
description Rennie Airth's first John Madden historical thriller, River of Darkness, found a place on more than a few "best of the year" lists in...more
date added
05-07-07



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LJ
09/04/07

bookshelves: england, golden_age_1918-1939, mystery, police_procedural
Read in November, 2004
THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE (Police Procedural-England-1932) – VG
Rennie Airth – 2nd in series
McMillan, 2004- Hardcover
John Maddan has retired from Scotland Yard to be with his wife and children on their farm. But when a young girl disappears and John, with a former colleague still on the force, finds her body, his old instincts come to life. Once they start to investigate, an international trail of killings is uncovered.
*** It’s been four years since Airth's first book, but worth the wa...more
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Auntiepam
Auntiepam rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/09/08

Read in April, 2008
I thought the first half of the book was a bit slow -- maybe because every time we met a character from the first book, Airth had to remind us who they were and what their roles were in the earlier case. Did anyone else get tired of people worrying about Helen and how she'd react to John's involvement in another case? I did. It relegated Helen to the role of fearful wife and she's a better character than that.

It looks like Airth will revisit these people. I hope the next book features P...more
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Angie
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10/03/07

bookshelves: mysteryseries
A very suspenseful series with a great detective as flawed as the men that he hunts. Deals a lot with men home from war that haven't adjusted to life outside the trenches. I highly recommend both Airth's books.
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Cecile
06/26/07

Read in June, 2007
recommends it for: for ones who like mystery - detective
about murder of young girls - teenage; setting of England in 1929. Very interesting to read, couldn't stop till it finish..
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Helen
Helen added it
09/16/07

This was a follow-up to River of Darkness, and I didn't think it was good at all.
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Shana
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10/14/07

bookshelves: mystery
Read in January, 2005
Not as good as his 1st book - same characters.
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Jen
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Kendra
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05/12/08

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Lara
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12/21/07

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Craig
11/30/07

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10/10/07

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09/05/07

bookshelves: mystery, read-2007
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Linda
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Sarah
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Genny
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avg rating (this edition): 3.94 (16 ratings)
number of reviews: 6






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