The Fourth Bill Slider Omnibus: Gone Tomorrow and Dear Departed (Bill Slider Mysteries) [Paperback]

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bill Slider Mysteries | Publication Date: November 1, 2009

Inspector Bill Slider is called upon to cope with a disfigured corpse grotesquely left in a children's playground in Gone Tomorrow. His investigation plunges him into the shadow world behind the fashionable facade of Shepherd's Bush, among the victims of the welfare state and the crime barons who prey on them; a world where no one is who he says he is, and lying to the police is second nature. Slider's thankless task is to convince the witnesses, against all available evidence, that honesty really is the best policy. And with his lover Joanna away, fate seems suddenly determined to strew his private life with temptations. In Dear Departed, it looks as though Slider has a serial killer in his territory. The Park Killer, as the media so innovatively labels him, attacks his victims in London's public parks, and when Chattie Cornfield is murdered while out jogging, the pattern fits. But as Slider and Atherton investigate, it is Chattie's life, rather than the killers, that poses questions. What was she involved with? Where did she spend the last day of her life? And was it love or hate that drove the hooded figure to kill her?

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Harrod-Eagles is a master of the telling phrase or the catchy put-down ... Reading her is a joy IRISH TIMES Sharp, witty and well-plotted The TIMES It's criminal how good Harrod-Eagles is when she puts old Bill to work MANCHESTER EVENING Post

About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is the bestselling author of the Bill Slider series as well as the Morland Dynasty novels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751539988
• ISBN-13: 978-0751539981
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Series!, May 11, 2011

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Evelyn Sherwood (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Fourth Bill Slider Omnibus: Gone Tomorrow and Dear Departed (Bill Slider Mysteries) (Paperback)

Cynthia Harrod Eagles has written a wonderful series with Bill Slider! Great plot lines, and a gripping backstory with Bill and his girlfriend's ongoing relationship. I wish the series would go on forever. Give it a try! You'll be glad you did.

4.0 out of 5 stars No drop-off in quality, December 21, 2010

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Timothy Blankenhorn (Villanova, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fourth Bill Slider Omnibus: Gone Tomorrow and Dear Departed (Bill Slider Mysteries) (Paperback)

The Bill Slider novels are excellent as a rule. The wordplay, and especially the quality of the ongoing characters and their relationships are second-to-none. The mysteries themselves, while always okay, tend to be forgettable. In this, the fourth "omnibus," the two mysteries are excellent, perhaps the most imteresting yet, and I would heartily recommend them to mystery lovers. As a rule, though, start with the beginning novels and work your way through. You won't regret having done so!