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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong police procedural,
This review is from: Gone Tomorrow: A Bill Slider Mystery (Hardcover)
In London, the Hammersmith Park attendant discovered the male adult corpse sitting on a children's swing. The police arrive on the scene led by Detective Inspector Bill Slider. The cops have little to go on, as the victim is unknown with apparently no identification on him. The discernible deathblow is a single stab wound to the heart. The killer searched the victim, but left behind a substantial amount of cash. Bill and his cohorts conclude a professional performed the hit.With little to go on, Bill and his squad begin making inquiries in the Shepherd's Bush neighborhood. Though they make slow progress on solving the homicide, they inch closer to the truth. However, Bill realizes the clock is ticking even if additional murders had not occurred. If they do not attain a break through soon, Bill's superiors will remove him and his team from the case even though it is their turf and professional pride propels them to find the culprit. The Bill Slider police procedurals are some of the best sub-genre novels of the past few years. The DI's latest case is exciting from the opening paradoxical imagery of a murder victim resting on an innocent children's swing until the final climax. Bill retains his wit though the investigation baffles him and his romance disconcerts him just as much. Fans of the series and any reader who enjoys a well written cleverly designed murder investigation will gain much delight with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' GONE TOMORROW. Harriet Klausner
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another solid and engrossing entry in the Bill Slider saga,
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This review is from: Gone Tomorrow: A Bill Slider Mystery (Hardcover)
A large part of the charm of this series is Bill's police team at Shephard's Bush many of whom have been with him from the very beginning. The Head has changed several times but this one despite his fractured sayings is a good egg who gives support when needed. Joanna is on the fringes (working in Amsterdam) but delivers a really good up ending for Bill ditto Atherton's own ending in this one (perhaps a bit to much coincidence here). The actual mystery is a mystery up till the very end dispite the increasing body count but the cast of miscreants are rich and vivid no matter how small a part they play. I want more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
not as bad as it was made out to be,
By Happy Yeah "dyyeh2" (Taipei Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gone Tomorrow: A Bill Slider Mystery (Hardcover)
This is my first bill slider mystery. Without having been prejudiced by other bill slider books, I enjoyed this one immensely. I agree that the ending is a bit rushed and can be improved upon. However, the dialogues are lively and witty; the characters are well-developed. (For a mystery, that is. After all, this is not supposed to be a "character piece.") What I found most amazing was how Ms. Harrod-Eagles can bring a character alive in a few paragraphs by a description of his mannerisms and his speech. I would definitely recommend this book for someone who has not read her other bill slider books.
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