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bookaneer808's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
How does an elderly man found guilty of killing a man by DUI in a tiny village connect with gang warfare on the seedy streets of London?
Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett is how, and his uncanny nose for trouble...
Greyhounds, gambling and gunfire combine to make a fast paced, knotty mystery.
Dips an uneasy toe into the racial and sexual politics of England in the early 1970s, but it's heart seems to be in the right place.
Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett is how, and his uncanny nose for trouble...
Greyhounds, gambling and gunfire combine to make a fast paced, knotty mystery.
Dips an uneasy toe into the racial and sexual politics of England in the early 1970s, but it's heart seems to be in the right place.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction and Homophobia
cmbohn's review
5.0
Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, look forward to a peaceful vacation while visiting Emily's sister in the country village of Gorsemere. However, an emergency phone call involves Henry is a search for a missing dog and quite unexpectedly leads him into a baffling web of crime. A series of seemingly unrelated events--a local man's accidental act of murder, a shootout in a London stadium, and some scandalous behavior among England's nobility--draws Henry into the sinister behind-the-scenes world of dog racing, where the deadly seriousness of the big-money stakes provokes a lethal confrontation.
I really liked this book. I love this author and can't find her books in print anymore. This one was worth the search. It was full of twists that kept you guessing. Highly recommended.
I really liked this book. I love this author and can't find her books in print anymore. This one was worth the search. It was full of twists that kept you guessing. Highly recommended.
pina's review against another edition
4.0
Another fantastic adventure with Henry and Emmy Tibbet. Cosy pubs, a stolen greyhound , a serene village and a nosy vicar! Love it.
pattydsf's review
3.0
Part of me wants to say that this was nothing special, but that is inaccurate. Moyes is such a good writer that she makes creating an excellent crime novel seem easy. This story moves smoothly and the solution works well. I had a great time reading this. It was a nice break from the real world. I hope there are a few more books about Inspector Tippett in which for me to lose myself.
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