STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #9 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL… “MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY.”WHEN LATTER-DAY LOTHARIO and expert kayaker Roger Alcock disappears on the night of the ‘Great Cockermouth Flood’, his attractive wife Maeve takes 24 hours longer than might reasonably be expected to notify the authorities. But when Roger’s corpse washes up on the … corpse washes up on the Solway coast, a post mortem suggests his death may legitimately be classified as misadventure.
Yet as the floodwater recedes, reasons emerge for Roger’s associates to celebrate his demise. Could spurned lovers and fleeced creditors and others who might benefit be acting in silent concert? Jealousy, revenge, greed… these are sentiments that trouble investigating officer DI Skelgill.
In his quest to divine a motive Skelgill enlists a visiting TV reporter, and the sister-in-law of the late Roger Alcock. But is this alluring duo simply playing him for their own devices? Can his famous ‘sixth sense’ come to his rescue in time – or will a second murder erase forever all trace of the killer?
“Great characters. Great atmospheric locale. Great plots. What’s not to like?”
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Loved the characters even if the coloquisms they used were a bit tricky. Thought I had it figured out a couple of times, I didnt!
could not get into-gave up about 20pgs in.
Love the local insight and language
Unreadably annoying language. Quit after 30 pages or so.
Just don’t understand the language that well.
Loved the book, didn’t care much for the style. Once I got into it I couldn’t put it down but it took several false starts. I don’t like the present-tense style of writing, I know it’s supposed to make you feel it is happening right now, right in front of you, but to me it seems so contrived. But that’s just me, and the story and content were great as were the descriptions of the English coastal area.