Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective [Paperback]

Leslie Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2001

When his latest case leads him to the unsolved murder of 17-year-old Celia Norris, this is Davies's chance to prove his mettle.

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This bestselling detective story is now a brand-new ITV prime-time drama to be shown in early 2003.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Arrow/Children S (a Division of Random House (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099436175
• ISBN-13: 978-0099436171
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective, May 5, 2002

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don cody (Oxnard, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Davies (Hardcover)

A wonderful little book. Dangerous is full of incongruities, but he's loyal, dogged, "canny" in his own way, and seems to hold no grudges. I make a point of rereading it every year or year-and-a-half because it always makes me smile. (I close my eyes and I can almost see Dangerous charging up the stairs with a bucket on his head.) It helps that it is a competent mystery with a surprise ending. For a double treat, see the English-made movie by the same title starring Bernard Cribbins.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, melancholy, slightly cliched, but brilliant., November 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Davies (Hardcover)

Just read it. You'll know what I mean

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars funny and human, November 12, 2007

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Meredith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective (Paperback)

It's a pleasure to find an investigator who is as concerned for the guilty as for anyone hurt. By being sympathetic rather than tough, Dangerous gets the best out of everyone, if they have a best to offer. Giving him a sidekick who is more involved with library research than with actual life is a great way to include information without seeming to bog down in the past. His decency does get Dangerous into some amusing situations, but his humanity turns out to be an effective investigative tool, regardless of surprises.