“If you like good old-fashioned storytelling, meet Dave Slater and sidekick Norman Norman, two wonderfully, humanly, flawed characters who will soon feel like old friends.”This boxed set comprises the first four books in the series, including:DEATH OF A TEMPTRESSOne missing woman.Two scapegoats looking to put the record straight.Ruth Thornhill went missing six months ago, but when asked to … looking to put the record straight.
Ruth Thornhill went missing six months ago, but when asked to investigate Dave Slater soon finds enough discrepancies between the original case file and the facts to realise there’s been a cover-up. Curiosity aroused, he begins to ask questions and rattle some cages. When someone tries to push him under a London bus, Slater knows he’s onto something big, but now the stakes have been raised his boss insists he needs help.
Slater is horrified to find his partner is new to the station and rumoured to be as good as useless, but his boss insists, he has no choice. It turns out new partner DS Norman Norman isn’t quite as hopeless as rumour suggests and, just like Slater, has also crossed paths with the Serious Crime Unit.
The stakes get higher still when they uncover some disturbing connections to the missing woman. These include a Chinese businessman, an online escort agency, a top London banker and, most dangerous of all, senior officers from the Serious Crime Unit.
Can the new partners uncover the full story, or is this going to be the first and the last case they work together?
JUST A COINCIDENCE
How can a body appear in the middle of a patch of long grass without leaving tracks?
It couldn’t just drop from the sky, could it?
As they begin examining the scene a dog arrives carrying a stick. Or, maybe it isn’t a stick. In fact, now he can see it properly, Slater recognises it as a bone, and he’s pretty sure it’s human….
Finding more than one body near a quiet English woodland would seem to be quite a coincidence, but with years between their deaths it can’t be.
Or, can it?
FLORENCE
What if you had a guilty secret you’d rather no-one else knew?
How bad would it have to be for you to commit murder to keep it quiet?
A little old man has been found dead in his home. It’s sad, but these things happen all the time. Dave Slater takes a look but sees nothing suspicious to report. Then the old man’s house is ransacked. Of course, it could be an opportunist burglar, but Slater gets the feeling someone is looking for something specific.
Maybe he was wrong about the old man’s death, but what secret did he know that would cost his life?
Slater & Norman feel the answer must be in the past, but how far back do you have to go to find it?
THE WRONG MAN
Who is most likely to kill a woman?
Statistics say it’s more likely to be someone they know, not a stranger.
Fingers are soon pointing at murdered Diana Woods’ ex-husband, Ian, who appears to be everyone’s prime suspect. But Dave Slater has his doubts. What people have been led to think they know and what they actually know aren’t always the same thing.
It’s becoming clear Diana was very believable, but was she as squeaky clean as everyone suggests, or was she hiding something?
New evidence leads to a new suspect, but everything seems to be just a bit too obvious. Something doesn’t add up.
If only Slater could put his finger on it.
The Slater & Norman Mystery series is a blend of character, suspense and humour, that never takes itself too seriously. With plots full of red herrings, and a twist in every tale, this is a refreshing,
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Great characters. Realistic police procedural. The characters meld well with the plot twists. The subplots helped develop the main and supporting characters and carried well through the series.
Reading what is essentially a detective story can actually be very boring; unless it is populated with great characters. Watching the development of professional and personal relationships between and among the characters is a real pleasure. The plots are credible and well-developed…easy, pleasant read.
I, liked this book, it kept me reading til early morning. when I, finished it, I, was wanting more.
Well written. Kept my interest to the very end.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Slater and Norman mysteries and plan to read all that are available. Like the characters and the way they play off each other.
Excellent series. Very believable characters and we’ll written. As soon as I finished the first set, I ordered the next set.
My favorite kind of mystery. Usually the killing happens in the prologue and the detectives are faced with a whodunit. Not a scary thriller but a good, well constructed story. I was never sure until the end of the answer. The characters are likable and I enjoyed their interaction. Agatha Christie fans will like it. Highly recommended.
Extremely enjoyable read. Characters are very well developed and have great interaction. Just as in real life, not every character remains with each story to the end (but mostly not departing the way you might expect).
This series keeps you guessing almost to the last page. And the end of each story leaves one wanting for more.
If you enjoy a great police mystery, here are four that will keep you enthralled almost to the very last page.
Good characters. I want to read more.
Really enjoyed these books with a British flavor
Needs better proofread and editing
It was a very good set of books
Great series! I’m so happy I found them. These books are engrossing and hard to put down. I gobbled up the first four, one after the other. The characters are so well drawn that you feel as if you know them. This is a great author, and I hope he writes more and more of the same. You won’t be disappointed if you like both great mysteries and great stories. I whole-heartedly give the books five stars.
Great fun to read.
Keeps you guessing as clues are given out-to take the story in a different direction. And then when you think you have it figured out another twist is dropped. Definitely keeps your attention, to read another page!
Just think of a rare, realistic with humor (that is character and not plot driven) short stories that would have been a hit in those golden days of television. Slater and Norman (Mysteries) are about two detectives with real character flaws that can irritate the hell out of the people they encounter and their superiors in particular. They investigate serious crimes with endless hours of hard work while dealing with interference from superiors and bent fellow officers who they also pursue with zeal, whilst putting their careers in jeopardy. Very enjoyable reads you find hard to put down.
I loved this book! Especially the dialogue among the characters. Great story line. I will be watching for more from this author.
Two interesting police detective sergeants and stories with unconventional villains. This is a set of the first four books in the series. I have just started the second collection.
I loved the banter between the two principals. Well written and intelligent. Can’t wait to read more.
Have only read the first two and beginning the third book now. Can’t put them down.