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Cargando... Dead Before Morning (1993)por Geraldine Evans
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Recently promoted DI Rafferty and his overly-educated sergeant Llewellyn (shades of Lewis) are sent out to a local mental hospital where a young woman, her face smashed into an unrecognizable pulp, has been found on the grounds. Billed as a detective cozy mystery, I would probably classify it more as a police procedural. The ending was perhaps too “deus ex machina”, as I’m always a bit suspicious of the sudden illumination to the detective of who did it and why. Esta reseña ha sido escrita para Sorteo de miembros LibraryThing. Really a 3.5, but if you enjoy English mysteries, this is the book for you. The relationship between the detective and his sergeant was a mix of Ruth Rendell and Elizabeth George. Plenty of twists and turns and good character back stories to make for an entertaining series. I'm curious to follow the lives of the two main characters and to learn more about each of their past lives, which were hinted at with a very few details. A copy was received in exchange for an honest review. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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A brilliant crime fiction debut, which introduces a sparky new double act in Inspector Joseph Rafferty and Sergeant Dafyd Llewellyn. Inspector Rafferty is under pressure. Not only has he got his Ma on his case – expecting him to spring a distant cousin from the cells, but the naked body of a teenaged girl has been found in the grounds of Elmhurst, a private psychiatric hospital. And with the help of upright Welsh sergeant Dafyd Llewellyn he must track down the killer. But Rafferty's first murder case since his promotion is not going to be4 easy. The girl's face has been mutilated beryond recognition. And Elmhurst's owner De Anthony Melville-Briggs – the suave social climber who thinks his wife's money can buy everything, including the police – claims he has no idea who the victim might be. Perhaps, he suggests, the killing might be the work of a jealous rival doctor. Rafferty takes an instant and deep dislike to Dr Melville-Briggs and his high-ranking connections. His desire to prove the arrogant doctor guilty of murder begins to border on obsession. Sergeant Llewellyn, however, doesn't share the Inspector's conviction – the doctor has a seemingly solid alibi. Then the identity of the girl is finally discovered, and a whole host of new suspects emerge – each with a motive that gives the police plenty to think about. It is only when Rafferty remembers his forgotten promise to his Ma that he go to see the cousin still languishing in the cells, that he gets his just reward, He begins to turn the case around in time to get the press and an angry superintendent off their backs. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The recently promoted Rafferty is from a lower class background, he’s rough around the edges and relies on his gut feelings far more than the better educated Llewellyn who keeps a firm control on his emotions and works methodically through the clues. Of course, these differences actually make these two a formidable team.
The pacing is quick, the dialogue is lively and I am not sorry that I will be reading more of these mysteries as I went for the bargain purchase and now have a few sitting on my kindle. I did enjoy the relationship between Rafferty and his mother, who is a determined matchmaker and desperately wants to see her son settled. ( )