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The Dusky Hour (The Bobby Owen Mysteries, #9)

E.R. Punshon

Start date: October 15, 2021

Finish date: November 7, 2021

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Oct 02, 2021 Jill rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-r-punshon

I can see. Why people may not like the beginning, as it is talk of shares and investments, however it is not long before a man is found murdered in a car at the bottom of a chalk pit. As the local police have a shortage of staff, Bobby Owen is sent to help out with the investigation. The plot centres around financial crime and involves a close friend of of the superior officer that Bobby is working with, care has to be taken not to upset the family included. We are not open so much to Bobby’s th ...more

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Nov 20, 2021 Carolien rated it really liked it

Shelves: english-mystery, 2021

A man is found dead in a car wreck and the local police calls on Scotland Yard to help. Bobby Owen arrives on the scene to find no shortage of suspects and some strange goings-on. Very complex plot involving financial instruments and an interesting cast of characters.

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Jan 11, 2019 ShanDizzy rated it liked it

Convoluted

I didn't like this one as much as the previous stories. None of the characters were truly likeable and the mystery was long and sort of boring. Maybe the next one will redeem this one. ...more

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Oct 16, 2021 Sandy rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-detective-grp, own, mystery-classic, z2021-own-24, rread-2021

Quite a complicated mystery for Bobby Owen and everyone gets suspected for at least a chapter. Bobby and his boss whiplash among the suspects as each clue is introduced, then proved false but leads to another, only to have that one fall apart.

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