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sbaunsgard's review
4.0
Sad sack smart detective solves a case everyone else has given up on. If you've seen the TV series: overall more japes with Mod, more violence to Dangerous' person, and his ex-wife lives in the boarding house (not in Dangerous' room.)
trish33's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
zzzrevel's review
2.0
This has some amusing scenarios but the overall
character of the "last detective" is not all that
bumbling, and there is too much of tangents
that make for quite a bit of uninteresting reading.
This is very old-fashioned and very contrived
so proceed at your own risk.
character of the "last detective" is not all that
bumbling, and there is too much of tangents
that make for quite a bit of uninteresting reading.
This is very old-fashioned and very contrived
so proceed at your own risk.
im_sleigh's review
1.0
Couldn't finish. I'll stick to the show where there isn't all the foul language.
angrygreycatreads's review
4.0
Dangerous Davies is one of the books that the The Last Detective TV series was based on. I really enjoyed the show and when I found out it was based on books by Leslie Thomas I decided to pick them up. The book is definitely darker in some aspects than the TV series. The main mystery here involves an unsolved missing person case which is basically a cold case. One of the original men questioned is now currently being looked at and Davies takes this opportunity to re-examine the original case. Really cleverly done as there are small hints and clues dripped throughout that lead to the resolution.
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