Sweetwater: A DI Christy Kennedy Mystery (Inspector Christy Kennedy Mysteries) [Paperback]

Paul Charles (Author)

Book Description

Series: Inspector Christy Kennedy Mysteries | Publication Date: November 9, 2007

Christy Kennedy is an Ulsterman living in leafy Primrose Hill and working in vibrant Camden Town. He loves the art of detection, he's addicted to the puzzle of the crime. Now, while recuperating from an injury, he is working on a Missing Person case when an acquaintance of his, Harry Ford, is murdered. The investigation uncovers the lives, loves and disappointments of four university friends, one of whom, a Father Vincent O'Connor, may also be involved in the Missing Person case. However, the suspect list goes beyond this group of friends, when Kennedy discovers just how ambitious one of Ford's work colleagues was. ""Detective Inspector Christy Kennedy, the transplanted Irishman working in London's Camden Town, returns for his eighth assignment. Still on the mend from an injury, he is working what appears to be a typical missing-persons case when a friend is murdered, and the trail turns personal. Unlike many series leads, Kennedy is a remarkably well-adjusted fellow, with a comfortable personal life and no major neuroses. It's his pure, unadulterated love for solving crimes that makes him so appealing. The novels are an interesting change from the ever-more-plentiful London noir stories - here its character, not atmosphere, that sells the story.""--Booklist. ""The series about Christy Kennedy is a unique one that should be better known to American readers."" --Ellery Queen

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the satisfying eighth Det. Insp. Kennedy mystery, Kennedy picks up a missing person case in London's Camden Town while easing back into work following an injury sustained in 2004's The Justice Factory. Elderly and prosperous, John Riley has simply vanished, leaving few clues. While swapping notes with Father O'Connor, a priest who knows Riley's wife and is assisting the investigators, Kennedy forms a friendship with O'Connor's genial friend Harry Ford. Then Ford is stabbed to death. Feeling personal loss and responsibility, Kennedy takes on the murder investigation, determined that Ford and his family will have justice. The clues are there for armchair sleuths, and the murder method one of the most bizarre ever devised. Charles adeptly fills in backstory without slowing the plot or interrupting the narrative flow. This series deserves recognition on a par with those of Inspectors Jury, Morse and Tennyson. (Nov.)
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About the Author

Paul Charles was born in Magherafelt, Ireland and is one of Europe's best known music promoters and agents.

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Brandon Books (November 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863223672
• ISBN-13: 978-0863223679
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,986,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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