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I have been enjoying renewing my acquaintance with this excellent series of mysteries only to find that this is one I haven't actually read before. It was a pleasant surprise. A body is fished out of the sea and appears to have drowned but several aspects of its injuries make Dr Dabbe believe it is murder rather an accident. Sloan and Crosby must try and find out what happened to cause the death and the identity of the corpse.
The mystery is well plotted and though I did work out who I thought th ...more
The mystery is well plotted and though I did work out who I thought th ...more
An excellent entry in this enjoyable police procedural series, set in the mythical English county of Calleshire. It stars Inspector CD Sloan and his rather hapless assistant, Constable Crosby.
It’s become a running joke in this series that Crosby isn’t the sharpest pencil in the drawer, but I’m glad to see the author continues to tone down the constant harping on his incompetence. It became annoying after the first couple books, and he seems to be getting better at his work - this time, his pass ...more
It’s become a running joke in this series that Crosby isn’t the sharpest pencil in the drawer, but I’m glad to see the author continues to tone down the constant harping on his incompetence. It became annoying after the first couple books, and he seems to be getting better at his work - this time, his pass ...more
This is the tenth book in the Sloan and Crosby series, first published in 1982. It involves the discovery of a body in water by local ne'er do well, Horace Boller. However, despite the body being discovered in water, it did not die by drowning. Soon D I Sloan and DC Cosby are involved in a local mystery which seems centered on Collerton House, home to Elizabeth Busby who has been nursing her dying Aunt Celia, and her aunt's husband, architect Frank Mundell. With the death of her aunt and being r
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Enjoyable read. I like this series.
Sad note - author recently died. She was in her 90s. But, still.
Sad note - author recently died. She was in her 90s. But, still.
Jan 06, 2016
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Not my favorite in the series - the culprit was pretty easy to suss out and there wasn't a ton of local color to make things more interesting - although the series continues to be dependable.
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Oct 24, 2012
Abbey
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