From Publishers Weekly
Inspector Charlie Resnick, first encountered in Lonely Hearts , counters a drug-trafficking ring and suspected police corruption in this well-executed and very human British police procedural, set in an unnamed Midlands city. When Jerzy Grabianski and Trevor Grice burglarize TV director Harold Roy's house, they find his bored wife, Maria, who becomes attracted to Jerzy. Among the valuables the thieves snatch is a kilo of cocaine which Roy, dabbling in drugs and on the verge of losing his job, has been keeping for a dealer acquaintance. Maria supplies a false description of the criminals, prompted by her interest in Jerzy, who returns to begin an affair and negotiate selling back the cocaine. Resnick concentrates heavily on the case, meanwhile contending with other crimes that include a possible Chinese feud. On the domestic front, the inspector attempts to sell his house because it holds unpleasant memories of his failed marriage, and the superintendent's daughter is arrested for shoplifting. Harvey's policemen are real people, some appealing, some not, and all suggestively portrayed.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The author of Lonely Hearts (1989), which introduced Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick, sulky cat lover, sets him on the trail of two "gentlemen" thieves in the Midlands of England. When the pair burglarize the Roy house, they find more than they bargained for: a kilo of cocaine stored in the safe and the attention-starved wife of an American pressure-ridden television director. Tension increases as Resnick pushes for a solution, Mrs. Roy and one of the burglars embark on an affair, and Mr. Roy tries to avoid his cocaine-dealing "friend." Aside from a habit of jumping too quickly from one set of characters to another, Harvey provides serviceable entertainment.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
