And Did Murder Him (Ulverscroft Large Print) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Peter Turnbull (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993 | Series: Ulverscroft Large Print

The body is found in a Glasgow alley, the murder weapon lies nearby with the murderer's fingerprints on it. It seems like an open and shut case until the officers of P division begin their investigations.

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Another of the author's workmanlike procedurals dealing mostly with Glasgow's grungy underclass of petty thieves and drug addicts. Among them here are Shane Dodemaide and Eddie Wroe, who share squatters' quarters in a rotting, abandoned building--as well as the favors of an upper-class addict named Veronica. Now, Eddie has been found stabbed to death in an alleyway, a knife with Shane's fingerprints lying nearby. Aging Detective Ray Sussock (Condition Purple, 1989) is sure that Shane is their killer. But Detective- Inspector Fabian Donoghue finds some crucial flaws in the case against him and concentrates on the disappearance of Veronica--a rewarding avenue, as it turns out. Along the way, some minor cases are handily solved; there are also gritty, sometimes pathetic characters, plus a full complement of likable policemen, in a steadily interesting story. Sturdy fare for procedural fans. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708929222
• ISBN-13: 978-0708929223
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,857,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Modern Glasow Crime, February 5, 2000

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John Whelan (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: And Did Murder Him (Ulverscroft Large Print) (Hardcover)

Peter Turnbull is an excellent chronicler of Glaswegian Crime. The officer's of P division look beyond the face value of a murder as the result of a brawl.

4.0 out of 5 stars Gritty, Glasgow Police Procedural, February 2, 2003

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POP "Noir By Night" (Hamsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Did Murder Him (Hardcover)

The Kirkus Review clip above gives a nice description of the plot of this police procedural. This crisply written book is one of a series of "Glasgow P Division procedurals" about the officers of a central city police station in usually rainy Glasgow, earlier books in the series start with "Dead and Crisp and Even", then "Dead Knock", "Fair Friday", "Big Money", "Two Way Cut", and "Condition Purple". This is an unsentimental look at the seamy side of urban life in modern day Glasgow. The writing is good and the story moves along. Worth finding, at some point I'll read another book from Turnbull's series.