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Kelly is fast gaining a reputation for his literate, atmospheric novels (Daily Mail )
A significant new talent (Sunday Times )
A significant new talent (Sunday Times )
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At 5.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was trapped - stranded in a line of eight cars by a blizzard on a Norfolk coast road.
At 8.15 p.m. Harvey Ellis was dead - viciously stabbed at the wheel of his truck.
And his killer has achieved the impossible: striking without being seen, and without leaving a single footprint in the snow . . .
For DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine it's only the start of an infuriating investigation. The crime scene is melting, the murderer has vanished, the witnesses are dropping like flies. And the body count is on the rise . . .
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I approached Death Wore White having only read one other Jim Kelly book - The Water Clock. That was a gentle but enjoyable thriller, and the description of this one made it hard to resist trying.
Preconceptions must be got out of the way first. The cover implies that this is a modern version of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None - or at least that was my interpretation of it. Not quite - the plot doesn't all take place at the scene of the crime. This is a standard police procedural with a detective double act. These detectives have a history which lingers in the background - DI Peter Shaw's late father also worked with his current colleague, DS Valentine. The case that disgraced them and left Valentine demoted forms a subplot to what is already quite a complex tale.
Jim Kelly manages to spin a lot of different elements into a story that needs a lot of attention to follow, but persevere with it, because it's a pretty good effort. The story takes several turns and is not at all predictable, which certainly keeps you reading to find out where it's all going. In the end, it's a satisfying, if slightly contrived denouement.
If you're already a fan of Jim Kelly's books, you won't need any further convincing to read this one. If you've never tried him before, Death Wore White is definitely worth starting with.
Preconceptions must be got out of the way first. The cover implies that this is a modern version of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None - or at least that was my interpretation of it. Not quite - the plot doesn't all take place at the scene of the crime. This is a standard police procedural with a detective double act. These detectives have a history which lingers in the background - DI Peter Shaw's late father also worked with his current colleague, DS Valentine. The case that disgraced them and left Valentine demoted forms a subplot to what is already quite a complex tale.
Jim Kelly manages to spin a lot of different elements into a story that needs a lot of attention to follow, but persevere with it, because it's a pretty good effort. The story takes several turns and is not at all predictable, which certainly keeps you reading to find out where it's all going. In the end, it's a satisfying, if slightly contrived denouement.
If you're already a fan of Jim Kelly's books, you won't need any further convincing to read this one. If you've never tried him before, Death Wore White is definitely worth starting with.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'At 5pm on a freezing February evening, Sarah Baker-Sibley is driving on a Norfolk coast road to collect her daughter from school at 5.30. To avoid traffic she takes her usual back road route, but tonight it let's her down, as an AA diversion sign turns her off the normal route. When the vehicle in the front comes to a stop owing to a fallen tree, she sees in her rear view mirror that there are several cars behind her. By now the snow is falling thick and fast and there is no way anyone can reverse, so Sarah along with seven other vehicles is trapped.
Although, this mystery is set outside there is an element of `locked Room' syndrome, as the driver of one of the vehicles is found to be dead, but there are no footprints in the snow either to or from his vehicle. As the police investigate the murder, the secrets of the other drivers are slowly revealed. Then another body is found which although not in the trapped convoy is close enough for the police to suspect a link.
The investigating officers are DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine. The latter had previously worked with Peter's father and there is still a shadow hanging over him, a shadow Peter would like to have explained.Thus
the relationship between them is uneasy.
There are many layers to this ingenious tale, and some great clues which had me completely foxed. In all I found the book a compelling read. One oddity I found was some of the descriptions -` his eyes were tap water
blue'. I also couldn't quite get with `her lipstick red car' Pillar box red I could understand, but lipstick is a number of different shades, so it didn't really give me a description.
I understand that it is the first in a new series, I will be looking out for the next one. Recommended.
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Lizzie Hayes
Although, this mystery is set outside there is an element of `locked Room' syndrome, as the driver of one of the vehicles is found to be dead, but there are no footprints in the snow either to or from his vehicle. As the police investigate the murder, the secrets of the other drivers are slowly revealed. Then another body is found which although not in the trapped convoy is close enough for the police to suspect a link.
The investigating officers are DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine. The latter had previously worked with Peter's father and there is still a shadow hanging over him, a shadow Peter would like to have explained.Thus
the relationship between them is uneasy.
There are many layers to this ingenious tale, and some great clues which had me completely foxed. In all I found the book a compelling read. One oddity I found was some of the descriptions -` his eyes were tap water
blue'. I also couldn't quite get with `her lipstick red car' Pillar box red I could understand, but lipstick is a number of different shades, so it didn't really give me a description.
I understand that it is the first in a new series, I will be looking out for the next one. Recommended.
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Lizzie Hayes
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having never read a book by this Author before I was surprised how good this was. The plot never let up, the descriptions so vivid you could easily imagine youself being there and the only thing I found annoying was the examples used in describing some things...........the comparison to other things/colours/images were off putting at times. However, having said that I guess they added to the atmosphere of the book and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to other crime readers.
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agatha could be jealous
This is the only jim kelly book i have read not knowing anything of the author before and must say i was impressed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by oldginger ebbw vale
Good, meaty detective fiction
If you like your detective fiction with complex plots you should love this series from Jim Kelly. I do, so it's certainly working for me, but I can accept others might find it a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Slow Lorris
New series, same issues with plotting
With the Philip Dryden books becoming a bit limited (he's a journalist rather than cop); Kelly has changed track slightly, moved location to Norfolk for his books, and created a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jl Adcock
Implausable Beyond Belief
I like Jim Kelly's novels but I felt that the plotline to this one was so far fetched I began to lose interest. 8 cars stranded by a blizzard on a Norfolk coast road... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr N Hancox
Unbelievable characters!
This book didn't do it for me. I couldn't get to grips with either of the main characters with DI Shaw trying too hard to be different. Read more
Published 19 months ago by V. Cook
The usual high standard
Kelly is an intelligent writer and 'Death wore white' is another in a line of his excellent crime novels. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mike
Good, gripping stuff
I hadn't read Kelly before, but being as he sets his stuff in the good old Fens (yippeee! not London), thought I'd give him a crack. 'Twas well worth it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by random bint
Complex story overburdened with detail
This is the first book I've read by this author. It's a complex story with many characters linking to three deaths on or near a desolate stretch of the Norfolk coast. Read more
Published on 7 May 2010 by Bluebell
Clever and gripping mystery
I thought Kelly's new detectives, Peter Shaw and George Valentine, were excellent characters and I look forward to reading more stories about them. Read more
Published on 2 July 2009 by jtnorth
This is good ........ very, very good.....
I am not sure why the rear cover refers to Jim Kelly as a "significant new talent" as he has written a number of very good books already and this is no exception. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by johnverp
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