This is No. 24 in the hugely acclaimed "Harpur and Iles" series. DCI Harpur and his ferocious, unstable boss ACC Desmond Iles find their domain descending into bloody chaos as villain drug firms fight for dominance. The long and profitable control of the illegal substances market is under threat, and a man in a fine suit is found with his throat cut. Luckily, Iles has been doing some illicit work himself, and his phone-tapping reveals just what to do. But it's set to be one of the stickiest stand-offs yet on their patch.
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Humor, dry and wry, distinguishes James's 24th police procedural to feature Det. Chief Supt. Colin Harpur and Asst. Chief Constable Desmond Iles (after 2007's Girls). Harpur and Iles's criminal nemeses, Mansel Shale and Ralph Ember, share control of the drug trade in their unnamed British port city, which is just fine with Iles so long as their business is conducted without too much violence. When Hilaire Wilfrid Chandor announces his intention of getting a piece of the pie by leaving a body in Manse's house and stealing his art collection, all parties go on alert for Manse's response. Nothing appears hidden from either crooks or cops, who often echo each other's thinking. Meryl Goss, who comes from London determined to find her boyfriend (Graham Trove, the mysterious body left in Manse's home), provides an extra catalyst to the drama. The cynical charm of James's mysteries is evident, from Chandor's bizarre calling card to the rough justice of the ending. (Sept.)
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"'[Among] the most potent crime fiction in Britain and has created one of the most interesting cop duos around.' The Times 'One of the kings of the dark hill.' Val McDermid 'Deliciously unsavoury.' Guardian 'Quite brilliant.' Literary Review"
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This review is from: Pix (Vol. Book 24) (Harpur & Iles Mysteries) (Hardcover)
This is not really what one could call a mystery or a police procedural or anything else that's like anything else. The book is really about Mr. James's love affair with the British class system, his character's illusions about themselves and, above all, the English language. His continuing riff (over several chapters) on various people's reactions to a mauve shirt worn tie-less with a classic tailored suit by Mansel Shale to a dinner party astounds and delights, and one quickly realizes that Mr. James is an English prose stylist/satirist in the league of Jane Austen. For rock 'em and sock 'em, visit Ken Bruen; for a couple of hundred pages lived inside the heads of some of the queerest ducks in all England (and Wales), pick up PIX.
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Pix, Bill James' continuing stygian, hilarious chronicles of his favorite cops, Harpur and Iles, provide appropriate, cliff-hanging moments that ornament good, tough detective fiction. But, underneath the action,things get even better. James provides his specialty: the satiric exploration of the complex relationship of the villains, the police, the politicians and the good folk of Great Britain. James' masterly dialogue plays like a concerto throughout and ends with two Iles' trademark notes: advancement of the policy of "masterly inactivity" and the reminder that "things are in goodish hands." His.
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