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INNOCENT BLOOD (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Corley (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby (28 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749080620
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749080624
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 118,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Major Jeremy Maidment, former service man and pillar of the community, only wants to help when his neighbour Mrs Pennysmith is robbed by local con man Luke Chalfont. Appealing to DI Bob Cooper, Maidment is on a mission to help police trap the subject. But the arrest goes rapidly awry when Chalfont threatens Bob with a knife and Maidment's 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy lands him in deep water. With a suspect near death and Maidment's possession of an unlicensed gun raising questions it's time for the Sussex force to draft in their Secret Weapon, Sergeant Nightingale; young, dynamic and determined to find answers...DCI Andrew Fenwick is also up against a tough case.The Choir Boy investigation, a project outside of ordinary police jurisdiction, aims to expose an infamous and increasingly powerful paedophile ring. The pressure is on as Fenwick's refusal to play by the rules means the prospect of new assistant commissioner Harper-Brown taking the case from him looms heavily. Moreover, with thirteen-year-old school boy Sam Bowyers missing, every second counts. But is the investigation more complex than it initially seems? And could something buried alongside a child's corpse, twenty-five years ago, hold the key? As tension mounts between the two cases, a question comes to light: Is innocence in the eye of the beholder?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A powerful story, written with eloquent and moving prose., 12 Jan 2009
By Lizzie Hayes "Lizzie" (Leicestershire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: INNOCENT BLOOD (Hardcover)
This is the fourth book to feature Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick and Sergeant Nightingale, but in this book they are both involved in different investigations. Nightingale is investigating a con man who prays on the elderly, but comes unstuck when he encounters a retired Major. Although an upholder of law and order the major takes matters into his own hands to protect his neighbour. Nightingale conducts a masterful interrogation, during the course of which much of the Major's character is revealed ,provoking in this reader pity, admiration and revulsion in equal measures.

But the power of the book lies in the moral and career dilemma that eventually Andrew Fenwick faces, following his investigation into the disappearance of thirteen year-old schoolboy Sam Bowyers, which leads him to a paedophile ring which becomes known as The Choir Boy investigation. The descriptions of the lives facing these boys sold into prostitution are harrowing. The outcome of his investigation poises him of the horns of dilemma as he ponders the right and wrongs of acting on the knowledge he has gained.

The story is told from multiple points of view, which sets an energetic pace. It is also a poignant read not only in terms of a well-written and powerful story, but in the eloquent and moving prose that reveal the feelings of the characters. Whilst the investigation into the paedophile ring provokes strong emotions, so in it's own way does Nightingale's investigation.

An excellent book, that I will re-read, and that I cannot recommend too highly.
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Lizzie Hayes
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars gripping, 9 Jun 2008
By C. E. Elliott (London) - See all my reviews
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Unbearably sad in places and just gripping. Good to follow the relationship between Fenwick and Nightingale although the personal lives of the characters took second place in this book to the plot and the fate of the boys concerned. Made me very angry at times that such people do exist.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic British Crime, 4 May 2009
By T. Banting "Fiction Fan" (Blackpool) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innocent Blood (Paperback)
Another excellent novel by Elizabeth Corley, Innocent Blood is the fourth in a series all featuring DCI Andrew Fenwick and Sergeant Louise Nightingale.

These are really enjoyable crime fiction novels, written in the true British tradition, yet with a modern edge that keeps them bang up to date. Corley isn't afraid to explore the darker side of life in any of her novels, and in Innocent Blood she takes us into the murky world of paedophilia. A deeply unpleasant topic, yet she handles it superbly well, and the reader is never left feeling besmirched by the contents of the novel.

If you're a new reader, then you're in for a treat! Corley writes a gripping, suspenseful novel, with the personal lives of Fenwick and Nightingale interwoven into the story.

The tension never lets up for a moment, and the conclusion neatly draws all of the loose ends together, while still leaving one wanting more. (I have a personal weakness for tidy endings, having little imagination, I'm afraid!)

It's best to read these four novels in order, making Innocent Blood the last of the four, but don't be put off by that if you only want to try one. While this is excellent, my own personal favourite remains the outstandingly good Fatal Legacy. However, why not splash out and read them all? Hours of reasonably priced entertainment, and as good on the beach this summer as they are curled up in front of the fire on a wintry evening!

If, like me, you've completed the series, you'll be wondering when the fifth is due. So if you're reading, Mrs Corley, do tell?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoying this series
Likeable characters, good storylines, really enjoying reading these books. They're a bit like Susan Hill's Simon Serailler books or Elizabeth George's Inspector Linley - nice,... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars another triumph for elizabeth corley
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