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Cambridge Blue (Hardcover)

by Alison Bruce (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Constable (27 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845298632
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845298630
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 652,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Some hide the truth. Some hide from it. Goodhew hunts it through every page.


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DC Gary Goodhew is intelligent, intuitive and the youngest detective at Cambridge’s Parkside Station. He is the first on the scene when the body of a young woman is discovered on Midsummer Common and for the first time in his career is given the chance to work on a murder investigation. Soon there is an identity for the victim: Lorna Spence. Richard Moran, her boyfriend and employer, has reported her missing and is distraught to discover that she has been killed. He claims she was loved by his staff and his sisters, reserved Alice and vulnerable Jackie. He says she had no enemies but it isn’t long before Goodhew discovers plenty, including her high maintenance colleague Victoria and Goodhew’s reckless former classmate Bryn. They both swear that they have nothing to do with Lorna’s death but Goodhew knows someone is lying. Then there is another brutal murder and Goodhew knows it is time to use his own initiative to flush out the killer, even though it means risking his job and discovering the truth about the one person he hopes will be innocent.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner debut, 20 Jan 2009
By T. V. Liew (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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This book had all the elements of a classic 'whodunnit' but with a really contemporary detective with a sense of humour and insight into the human condition.
Loved to see Cambridge at its gritty end, rather than all pretty colleges.
Loved turning every page to find the next twist.
Loved trying to work out the murderer and being taken on a rollercoaster ride.
Loved this book and especially loved the young and handsome detective Goodhew!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning debut a must read for fans of Crime fiction, 18 Jan 2009
With Cambridge Blue Alison Bruce has written a stunning debut crime novel. Set in Cambridge the novel is the first in a propsed series, (Alison if you are reading this keep em coming!). Well written with great Characters, and a great plot that keeps you entertained right to the last page. Definately one of the best crime debuts of recent times. I cannot find fault with the book.

I hear that there is a real buz surounding Alison Bruce and Cambridge Blue at her publishers Soho Constable & Robinson, and justifyably so. Surely if future books in the series (of which I hope there are many?) are as good as Cambridge Blue then it is only a matter of time before Alison Bruce becomes a household name. I cannot recommend this book enough, a great read.

Cheers

Richard
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5.0 out of 5 stars A real find for detective story buffs, 7 Jan 2009
As a first book by this authour, Alison Bruce, this is a well rounded, fast moving plot which grabs one from the first page and continues to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. Detective Goodhew is a likeble character with his own way of doing things and I look forward to following his development through succeeding books, of which I am sure there will be many. It would not surprise me if he turned out to be one of the select list of fictional detectives that we crime story readers return to again and again.
As for the writing, the author's detailed observation of people, places and atmosphere ensure that the reader is entertained on every page. There are no dull spots in this book, a very rare accomplishment by any author.
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