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Another solid entry in a consistently well written series. Like Ed McBain, Rowson works many subtle variations on the procedural formula (including very interesting relationships between Andy and a couple of his superiors). A definite winner in the crowded field of British procedurals. --Booklist
A rapid fire tale. --Kirkus
The very tight plotting was very impressive and make me want to look out for further books by this author. A very enjoyable read. --Eurocrime
A rapid fire tale. --Kirkus
The very tight plotting was very impressive and make me want to look out for further books by this author. A very enjoyable read. --Eurocrime
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Inspector Andy Horton's holiday peace is shattered when stepping out across an abandoned golf course on the Isle of Wight on a cold, grey January morning, he finds himself facing a distraught young woman with a gun in her hand, leaning over a corpse in one of the discarded bunkers. When she professes to be the dead man's sister and psychic, Horton's old adversary, DCI Birch, is convinced she is a mentally disturbed killer, but Horton is not so sure. Soon he is uncovering a web of intrigue that ripples down the years, and which someone is determined should never be revealed...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Blood on the sand is an incredible and unbelievable piece of detective fiction; I use the words incredible and unbelievable in their true meaning. Incredible in that the good people at Severn House thought it was worthy of publication and unbelievable with regard to the plot, characters and the police procedures. Practically everyone in the book apart from the pilot of the chain ferry and the DCI in charge of the investigation gets accused of being the multiple killer. Leaps of fantasy are made by Detective Inspector Andy Horton which no self respecting trainee constable would dream of making - if they were to escape the ridicule of their colleagues. The cover headline states that this book is the new Andy Horton mystery which suggests there have been others. I can only hope they were better constructed than this example. Only Detective Cantelli is more than a cardboard cut out. He is someone who deserves a bigger stage. With determination I read all of the 214 pages - well it was a miserable rainy Sunday and I'd nothing better to do.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I had to give this ONE star because it is not possible to score it lower! I am only forty or so pages into it (and I am only reading it because I made the mistake of reading her previous novel "Dead Man's Wharf" and was fascinated to see if another of her books could be quite so bad - IT IS!!!) and already I am not sure whether to laugh or cry - or both. Here's an example: the hero asks a fireman to give COMPRESSED AIR to a cat suffering smoke inhalation! COMPRESSED AIR!!! And the bloody fireman does!!! Apart from the fact that I don't see why a fireman would carry compressed air (maybe he'd carry oxygen), why would the hero want to inflate a cat to oblivion? See what I mean? LAUGH or CRY!!! That's just one example. This author should read more and get out into the real world more and thank her lucky stars that a publisher (though obviously one who doesn't employ either editors or proofreaders [or perhaps only on work experience from a primary school]) found it in their hearts to take pity on Ms Rowson.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I've read all the previous DI Horton offerings and this is certainly not one of Ms Rowson's best efforts. It's clumsy and confusing at times with a penchant for rambling and sometimes incoherent dialogue. The many muddled thoughts from the DI about both the case and his private life are annoying and just seem superfluous at times. Don't get me wrong, it's got a half decent plot that hangs together quite well and the ending is superb, but it just didn't grip me like her other books. The kindle formatting and editing was also not up to scratch.
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A great addition to the Andy Horton series
Unlike another reviewer I think this book maintains the high standard of the previous Andy Horton novels. Read more
Published 19 months ago by L. J. LEADER
Another excellent police procedural with an interesting background
Tight plotting and red herrings make this an entertaining read. I had no idea who the killer was until the end. Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by crime fiction fan
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