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Eve of Destruction: A Harry Devlin Mystery (Harry Devlin #5)
by
Martin Edwards (Goodreads Author)
Martin Edwards . . . writes terrific crime novels about Harry Devlin, a charming but down-at-heel solicitor with bruised emotions, a nice line in self-deprecation, and a penchant for Mersey low-life."—The Guardian
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
September 17th 1998
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published January 16th 1997)
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This little British mystery is a fun read. Harry Devlin is a solicitor who seems to always be in the way of murder and mayhem. A client comes to him for advice on divorce from his cheating wife and brings evidence in the form of tape recordings of her telephone conversations with her lover. Then it begins to get dicey when subsequent recordings reveal that she wants her husband murdered. Murder happens but not exactly as planned. The solution comes out of the blue but is still satisfactory. I wi...more
This is a mystery set in Liverpool featuring lawyer Harry Devlin as the mystery solver. There is not a flash and dash in Harry, but he enjoys solving puzzles. I enjoyed this low key mystery involving a series of events, people and personal problems. A new client approaches Harry regarding how to deal with his cheating wife while also having business problems with his brother. There is also murder which Harry eventually solves.
I disliked all the main characters, the plot, and the style was rather plodding. So, the Harry Devlin series is off the to read list.
The problems for me included the structure of the novel as well as the lead character being so dull. We find out about horrible murders right off the bat, then nothing else really happens for the rest of the book. If it hadn't been a fairly short book, I'd never have finished.
The problems for me included the structure of the novel as well as the lead character being so dull. We find out about horrible murders right off the bat, then nothing else really happens for the rest of the book. If it hadn't been a fairly short book, I'd never have finished.
Apr 26, 2012
Linda Lindstrand
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Martin Edwards was educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree in law. He trained as a solicitor in Leeds and moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980. He published his first legal article at the age of 25 and become a partner in the firm of Mace and Jones in 1984.
He is married to Helena with two children (Jonathan and Catherine) and lives i...more
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