A severed finger found in a portion of french fries leads Detective Inspector Bill Slider on a hunt for a murderer, an investigation thwarted by the disappearance of several key witnesses. By the author of Orchestrated Death.
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This witty, intricate puzzle by the author of Orchestrated Death begins as a supposed crime passionelle. But each new kernel of evidence reveals an increasingly complex web of criminal intrigue. Detective Inspector Bill Slider is called on when a teenager finds a human finger among the fried potatoes she ordered at a London fish-and-chips shop. Body parts continue to surface as events expand to include a sinister business tycoon, a prostitutes' rooming house, three mysterious Asians, an odd mix of gay men and five murders. The reader is often a jump ahead of Slider--but only one jump, so surprises abound. While struggling with the case, Slider is occupied with a maddening new boss and a personal crisis pitting his passionate devotion to his violinist mistress against his responsibility to his wife and family. Fortunately he can lean on his reliable colleague, the discreet and dapper Atherton, who always has a ready ear and an apt pun for even the most gruesome occasions.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Time plays several roles in this newest series title featuring British detective Bill Slider and wise-cracking co-worker Atherton ( Death Watch , LJ 1/93). Pressure to solve a gory murder forces Slider into overtime mode. The arrival of a new, boot-polishing boss raises constant reminders of the past, and lover Joanna's return from tour pushes Slider to present action. Atherton's witty ripostes continue, even with regard to the murder, which becomes more complicated as the days pass. Well written, entertaining, and recommended.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A finger is all they have to go on,
This review is from: Death to Go/an Inspector Bill Slider Mystery (Hardcover)
Finding a finger in a packet of chips leads Shepherd's Bush Inspector, Bill Slider, and his side Kick Atherton into the strangest of crimes - what is the significance of the Chinese angle? where do computers fit into it all? and why are all the people they try to interview about the crime suddenly dying? - they still don't even know the identity of the finger - or where the rest of the body is.This is the third novel in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles series of Bill Slider mysteries and the story I thought was one of her best - although I found the ending a bit of a cop out - it was another unsatisfying end where - while the ending is known I found there to be no real resolution. Each time Slider and Atherton manage to peel back another layer in the crime it seems to take them deeper into confusion. Nothing seems to make sense and they still don't know who the finger belongs too. Meanwhile things aren't too good for Slider- his home life is falling apart, his lover is not happy and is rejecting him and at work he has to deal with 'Mad Ivan" Barrington whose petty dictates are causing great disatisfaction at the station. This novel was published in Britain as 'Necrochip' so the title might confuse those who think it is a new novel in the Bill Slider series. This is definitely a very readable mystery and well worth picking up and giving a try. She isn't as good at writing secondary characters, but her crime investigation is gripping stuff.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Death to Go aka Necrochip,
By Kuromame's Mommy "Rose" (Honolulu, HI, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death to Go/an Inspector Bill Slider Mystery (Hardcover)
I should have read the editorial review carefully -- didn't realize Death to Go is the title of the U.S. edition of Necrochip, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's third in her Bill Slider series and which was in the (first) Bill Slider omnibus which I previously ordered - however, the used hardcover book is in good condition and arrived promptly
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