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Notting Hill Mystery #4
The Loop
The fourth in Anabel Donald's witty and fast-paced series takes Alex Tanner, TV researcher and occasional PI, backwards and forwards across the Atlantic in search of a missing young man.
Alex Tanner jumps at the chance of a short assignment in Cicago. The only problem is that Barty, TV producer and occasional boyfriend, wants to come too.In the Windy City matters become even more complicated when a beautiful young model begs Alex to find her missing lover. Her boyfriend, she says, had been having a personal crisis and, by way of explanation, had kept saying over and over again that the answer lay in the loop'...
The trail leads Alex from Chicago back to England, where the problems - both professional and romantic - really begin...
'A powerful sense of place ... in this fast absorbing read.' Val McDermid
'An intriguing mixture of wry humour, low-life sleaze and cult religion, interspersed with the saga of the heroine's hopeless love life. Perfect for the beach.' "Cosmopolitan"
Alex Tanner jumps at the chance of a short assignment in Cicago. The only problem is that Barty, TV producer and occasional boyfriend, wants to come too.In the Windy City matters become even more complicated when a beautiful young model begs Alex to find her missing lover. Her boyfriend, she says, had been having a personal crisis and, by way of explanation, had kept saying over and over again that the answer lay in the loop'...
The trail leads Alex from Chicago back to England, where the problems - both professional and romantic - really begin...
'A powerful sense of place ... in this fast absorbing read.' Val McDermid
'An intriguing mixture of wry humour, low-life sleaze and cult religion, interspersed with the saga of the heroine's hopeless love life. Perfect for the beach.' "Cosmopolitan"
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Anabel Donald
13 books1 followerAnabel has been writing fiction since 1982 when her first novel, Hannah at Thirty-five, was published to great critical acclaim.
In her thirty-six-year teaching career she has taught adolescent girls in private boarding schools, a comprehensive and an American university. Most recently, she has written the five Alex Tanner crime novels in the Notting Hill series.
In her thirty-six-year teaching career she has taught adolescent girls in private boarding schools, a comprehensive and an American university. Most recently, she has written the five Alex Tanner crime novels in the Notting Hill series.
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August 21, 2020
I've been reading so much over lockdown, and also got rid of KU, so I've got into randomly buying second hand books, usually crime and usually older.
This book was written in 1996, and is the 4th in a series about a part time PI called Alex Tanner, who is brilliant. I haven't read any of the others in this series, but I do plan to. Also I didn't feel that anything was particularly missing when I read this either.
Alex is wonderful on many levels, she's a good friend, a great investigator, funny, honest and intelligent. She also second guesses her emotions all the time when it comes to her personal relationships. So the book is a mixture of an investigation into the possible death of a disappeared lover, and Alex trying to work out her emotions over her current lover, and it worked really well.
This was a real find, and highly recommended.
This book was written in 1996, and is the 4th in a series about a part time PI called Alex Tanner, who is brilliant. I haven't read any of the others in this series, but I do plan to. Also I didn't feel that anything was particularly missing when I read this either.
Alex is wonderful on many levels, she's a good friend, a great investigator, funny, honest and intelligent. She also second guesses her emotions all the time when it comes to her personal relationships. So the book is a mixture of an investigation into the possible death of a disappeared lover, and Alex trying to work out her emotions over her current lover, and it worked really well.
This was a real find, and highly recommended.
May 17, 2020
It's been some time since I read previous books in this series and I couldn't remember all of the history of the recurring characters. The investigation which the book centres around was slightly insane. However I did enjoy the sardonic narration and I will read the last in the series, just not right away.
June 9, 2014
Beatifully written, with vivid and believable caracters and a plot that couldn't be guessed.
July 15, 2014
Great story. Fast plot. Quick to read. Really liked it.
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