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DCI Roper #3
Ripe For Revenge
DEAD END
During the hot summer holidays, the quaint village of Little Endesley is rocked to its roots when the body of a young girl is found in the woods. Suspicion immediately falls on Jacko Penhaligon, a family man with an unfortunate history of child molestation. But Detective Chief Inspector Ian Roper reaches beyond the obvious. The absence of clues seems to indicate a random killing—a passerby who killed for unknown reasons. Some pornographic videos may or may not have any relevance, though they do offer a surprising star. Ironically, some seemingly unconnected crimes provide Roper with the solution: a vendetta as old as tragedy—and a killer willing to wait until his victims are ripe for revenge.
During the hot summer holidays, the quaint village of Little Endesley is rocked to its roots when the body of a young girl is found in the woods. Suspicion immediately falls on Jacko Penhaligon, a family man with an unfortunate history of child molestation. But Detective Chief Inspector Ian Roper reaches beyond the obvious. The absence of clues seems to indicate a random killing—a passerby who killed for unknown reasons. Some pornographic videos may or may not have any relevance, though they do offer a surprising star. Ironically, some seemingly unconnected crimes provide Roper with the solution: a vendetta as old as tragedy—and a killer willing to wait until his victims are ripe for revenge.
- GenresMystery
250 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1995
About the author
Janie Bolitho
35 books37 followersAka Jodie Sinclair.
Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, Janie Bolitho enjoyed a variety of careers - psychiatric nurse, debt collector, working for a tour operator, a book-maker's clerk - before becoming a full time writer. She died of breast cancer in 2002.
Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, Janie Bolitho enjoyed a variety of careers - psychiatric nurse, debt collector, working for a tour operator, a book-maker's clerk - before becoming a full time writer. She died of breast cancer in 2002.
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April 15, 2012
I might have liked this one more before I had a kid. These days, plots revolving around dead or molested kids don't do it for me unless they are exceptionally well written in terms of characterization.
This one's not.
The porn subplot was pretty good, though.
This one's not.
The porn subplot was pretty good, though.
September 12, 2016
Ripe for Revenge follows the continuing adventures of DCI Ian Roper solving crimes within the small villages in the English Countryside.
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