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They Rang up the Police (Inspector Guy Northeast #1)

Joanna Cannan

Start date: May 1, 2019

Finish date: May 31, 2019

Discussion: Group reads

Why we're reading this: The winner for the poll for our May group read. This is the first in a series.
[close] The winner for the poll for our May group read. This is the first in a series.

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* November 2025 group read - Winner!
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May 06, 2019 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-murder-crime-20th-century

There were only two Guy Northeast mysteries and I have read them out of order. This is the first. and although I enjoyed

, I think this is the superior book.

Cannan was a childhood friend of Georgette Heyer & the two of them, along with nonfiction writer Carola Oman used to critique each other's work. I do wonder if this is how Cannan and GH honed their strong characterisation skills. In this novel I didn't have any trouble remembering the different characters and until a lengthy (and boring) ...more

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May 08, 2019 Tania rated it really liked it

Enjoyable mystery

Three middle-aged sisters with very different personalities, live with their mother, but when one of them goes missing, the family have to call in the police.
The first of the Guy Northeast mysteries. (Sadly, there are only two). Entertaining and kept me guessing.

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