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He leads a field in which Agatha Christie is also a runner --Sunday Times.
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Gideon's day is a busy one. He balances family commitments with solving a series of seemingly unrelated crimes from which a plot nonetheless evolves and a mystery is solved. One of the most senior officers within Scotland Yard, George Gideon's crime solving abilities are in the finest traditions of London's world famous police headquarters. His analytical brain and sense of fairness is respected by colleagues and villains alike. Additional blurb: Gideon's Day was filmed by John Ford (starring Jack Hawkins) and featured in the popular Gideon TV series starring John Gregson 'He leads a field in which Agatha Christie is also a runner' - Sunday Times. 'The finest of all Scotland Yard series' - New York Times.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Join Gideon on a day-trip round the Scotland Yard of the early 1950's. The Chief Super, or 'G.G.' to his pals, is the 'Grand Old Man' of the elite squad in the Yard even though he is only in his late 40's. This is the first in a series by Marric aka John Creasey who was the founder of the Crime Writers Association.
It is possibly a very early UK example of a police procedural as Gideon and his team deal with a one day crime wave that would do credit to Dodge City. In many ways this is a weakness of the book in that the 'Day' has to be newsworthy not mundane but, as the reader will discover, surely there is a limit!
In it's time this may have been leading-edge but the lingo is so dated as to be almost a parody; 'Who put the squeal in, copper?'. Despite the menace from Lefty, Ali, Irish and The Snide there is no actual violence other than a well-deserved 'tap' from a truncheon. The only sexual content is an ankle above a high heel whilst the only swearing is Gideon's frustrated 'blurry!'
Despite an astonishing 24 hour clear-up rate, it was brave of the author to leave some cases unsolved. However, one is left with the clear impression that Gideon will get his man by the time of the second novel.
Those over a certain age will remember the highly popular TV & film spin-offs. The novel is worth a read and may tempt you further into the Gideon series.
It is possibly a very early UK example of a police procedural as Gideon and his team deal with a one day crime wave that would do credit to Dodge City. In many ways this is a weakness of the book in that the 'Day' has to be newsworthy not mundane but, as the reader will discover, surely there is a limit!
In it's time this may have been leading-edge but the lingo is so dated as to be almost a parody; 'Who put the squeal in, copper?'. Despite the menace from Lefty, Ali, Irish and The Snide there is no actual violence other than a well-deserved 'tap' from a truncheon. The only sexual content is an ankle above a high heel whilst the only swearing is Gideon's frustrated 'blurry!'
Despite an astonishing 24 hour clear-up rate, it was brave of the author to leave some cases unsolved. However, one is left with the clear impression that Gideon will get his man by the time of the second novel.
Those over a certain age will remember the highly popular TV & film spin-offs. The novel is worth a read and may tempt you further into the Gideon series.
Format:Paperback
The author weaves the many incidents of a day at Scotland Yard together with a sureness of touch which means the reader never tangles the threads of the many cases Gideon is called on to solve. There are mail van robberies, child murder, the killing of a sweet-shop owner, a bent policeman to be investigated and enough other cases to overload an entire police department. Some come to a satisfactory conclusion, some cases are left open and in spite of the strong flavour of the fifties this is another champion read in a first-class series.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As with All Gideon Stories well told and gives an excellent picture of LOndon during I thiunk the 50's
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