Long Day Monday

P Division #8

by Peter Turnbull

'I salute Mr. Turnbull, his in-depth characters, narrative pace and pawky a master.' - John Coleman, SUNDAY TIMES. When officers of Glasgow's P Division attend an abandoned vehicle deep in rural Lanarkshire, disturbed topsoil indicates that something far more sinister has also been abandoned. The fields begin to give up their dead, and forensic evidence indicates that the victims had all endured a period of captivity before being murdered. When the sudden disappearance of a young boy becomes linked to the murder inquiry, the police realize that a serial killer is at work and that they are racing against time...

Genres: Mystery, Crime

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Peter Turnbull is the author of nineteen previous novels and numerous works of short fiction. He worked for many years as a social worker in Glasgow before returning to his native Yorkshire.

Reviews

[Kirsten]

I love Peter Turnbull's police procedurals. They have good plots and an ensemble cast. No one member usually takes precedence over any other and he shows all the grit and warts of being in the police in an inner city. I've almost finished with the "P" Division series and that make me sad. I'll miss them.

[Sandi]

Another good solid read in this no frills police procedural series set in Glasgow. Tightly written with only 180 pages and a fast plot, I always enjoy reading about the officers of the P Division.

[Tony]

The eighth of Turnbull's eleven Glasgow-set "P Division" police procedurals follows the squad over the course of a few days in which a young boy goes missing and a teenage girl's corpse is discovered in the nearby countryside. For full review, see http://www.amazon.com/review/RLJTIYT5...

[Maddy]

PROTAGONISTS: P Division of Glasgow Police
SERIES: #8
RATING: 4.25
WHY: A body is discovered buried in a remote field. There's a stuffed rabbit nearby which triggers memories for DS Ray Sussock of a 25-year old crime. The "P" division in Glasgow is stretched to the limit when a 10-year-old boy is abducted. The plot moved along well, and the depiction of the characters was well done.