What price friendship? - Detective Constable Andy Gregg is security officer for Kent County CID, and takes his responsibilities very seriously. But when a robbery occurs just days after Andy has performed a security survey, tongues start wagging. Then it happens again with fatal consequences. Suddenly Greggs superiors are faced with the very real possibility that someone inside CID is selling privileged information and the obvious suspect is Gregg himself . . .
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From Publishers Weekly
This contemporary police procedural from British veteran Ashford (Illegal Guilt) offers lackluster plotting and characterization. Kent County Det. Constable Andy Gregg finds himself in trouble when burglars strike shortly after Gregg's routine security survey of Querry Brade, a 15th-century manor house, and before its owners can install the security system he recommended. The criminals make off with valuable jewelry, and soon Gregg somehow manages, on his modest salary, to buy his pregnant wife, Wendy, an expensive ring. When a police officer is killed during another theft, Gregg's superiors consider him a potential accessory before the fact. By identifying the real culprit early on, Ashford undercuts the suspense. The climax, with Wendy playing a clichéd role when confronted with a knife-wielding assailant, doesn't elevate the story line above the ordinary. (Dec.)
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From Booklist
Shortly after Detective Constable Andy Gregg makes a routine security check on Querry Brade, the country estate of the wealthy Irwin family, the place is burgled. The Irwins are assaulted, the bedroom safe is forced open, and priceless jewels and heirlooms are stolen. At first, it seems like an unfortunate coincidence that the burglary happened right after Gregg’s visit, but when the same thing happens again—this time to a local supermarket—Gregg’s supervisors begin to wonder if it’s a coincidence after all. Gregg is flabbergasted, until a police informant confirms that “someone at police headquarters” is selling information from Gregg’s security reports that enables burglars to make a killing. Gregg knows it’s not him, so who could it be? A solidly satisfying read from a prolific, well-regarded British crime writer. --Emily Melton
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