GOOD DETECTIVE: A Mystery [Hardcover]

H.r.f. Keating (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 1995

While Assistant Chief Constable Ned French tries to prevent a gang of thugs from disrupting the Queen's visit, a shady dealing from his own past threatens his reputation, in the follow-up to The Rich Detective.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Keating (The Rich Detective) writes crime fiction that refuses to pander and consistently entertains as it unfolds, enigma after enigma. The title is deliberately ambiguous. Is Ned French, Assistant Chief Constable of Norchester, England, good in either a moral sense or a professional one? Early in his career, he and another cop coerced a young woman animal-rights activist into confessing to the car-bombing murders of a businessman and three children. Now that case has come back to haunt him. A man confesses to the crime before dying, casting a sinister shadow over French's career and character?one that bedding the crusading lawyer investigating the case fails to lift. Meanwhile, word comes from a stoolie that three London hoodlums named Martin (Marty), Bartholomew (Barty) and Francis (yes, Farty) are planning to hijack a drug shipment passing through Norchester. French wants to bust this present case before the media bust him for the past one. Is French a good man? Keating doesn't commit, but the question will stay with his readers.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Well known for his Inspector Ghote procedurals, Keating began a new series with The Rich Detective (Mysterious Pr., 1993). Here, Assistant Chief Constable Ned French of the Norchester police force makes his second appearance. The arrival of some London thugs spark fear of a crime wave, but French must also worry about an investigation that might tarnish his reputation.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Scribner; 1st Scribner ed edition (December 4, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684815222
• ISBN-13: 978-0684815220
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,149,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The power of the human voice!, October 5, 2011

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Suzanne (LAHAINA, HI, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Detective (Audible Audio Edition)

This book provides a perfect example of what I can only describe as the power of the human voice. What exactly do I mean by this? Well, to be completely honest, I feel that in its written form, the story is pretty much a mediocre read. It's the kind of book that reads fairly quickly; keeps the reader somewhat engaged, but doesn't really have much substance or oomph to it at all.

However, when I listened to the audio version narrated by Frederick Davidson, I was blown away! There is no other way for me to describe it, but that he somehow managed to take what I consider to be "so-so" material, and turned it into a first-class story. His reading performance; his inflection and nuance in shaping the main characters in this book completely changed my perception of the story. I was intrigued; I was moved; I was captivated by the storyline. What a gift this man had! Highly recommend the audio version!