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"Sam is an engaging and complex protagonist...but the city of Oxford is the really dominant character" (GUARDIAN )
"it gripped me from the first page" (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
"it gripped me from the first page" (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
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"Sam is an engaging and complex protagonist...but the city of Oxford is the really dominant character" GUARDIAN "it gripped me from the first page" SOUTH WALES ARGUS
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sam Falconer, former judo world champion and now PI, has returned to her childhood Oxford to set up a new office. A fat man comes out of a bookmakers' and convinces her to take care of his chihuahua. She accepts a job guarding a museum full of sacred objects, steeped in a claustrophobic sense of superstition. What follows is a tense, dark chase thriller. I particularly like the way Victoria Blake evokes the atmosphere of London and Oxford. Interweaved with the detective story are the efforts of Sam's psychiatrist, Reg, to unravel the murky depths of her mind, particularly the fraught relationship with her violent father. It makes for a great read.
I always enjoy the Sam Falconer stories, but if you are new to them, don't start here: read 'Bloodless Shadow' (previously known as 'New Blood') first, and then read them in order.
I always enjoy the Sam Falconer stories, but if you are new to them, don't start here: read 'Bloodless Shadow' (previously known as 'New Blood') first, and then read them in order.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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For PI Sam Falconer Oxford is her home, it's where she grew up, but it is also the city of her nightmares--a place of sin and secrets. So why is she setting up a branch of her detective agency in Oxford? Maybe to confront the darkest of her childhood memories.
She undertakes a job guarding a collection of museum pieces. And then into her life comes Norman Lester Sweetman. A good-looking man with warm brown eyes an engaging manner and a little overweight. He explains that he is looking after a dog called Pipsqueak, and before she knows it Sam is looking after Pipsqueak--just for one night you understand.
The job at the museum turns into murder, and Pipsqueak look like being a permanent fixture as Norman Sweeting seems to have disappeared, and the situation with Sam's new lover seems to have hit stormy waters. And Norman - well - He was plausible charming, but not a truthful word had passed his lips since she had first met him.
I have loved all the books in this series and this is the best yet. Veronica Blake pulled a surprise on me and I am not going to share it with you, read the book and enjoy it yourself.
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Lizzie Hayes
She undertakes a job guarding a collection of museum pieces. And then into her life comes Norman Lester Sweetman. A good-looking man with warm brown eyes an engaging manner and a little overweight. He explains that he is looking after a dog called Pipsqueak, and before she knows it Sam is looking after Pipsqueak--just for one night you understand.
The job at the museum turns into murder, and Pipsqueak look like being a permanent fixture as Norman Sweeting seems to have disappeared, and the situation with Sam's new lover seems to have hit stormy waters. And Norman - well - He was plausible charming, but not a truthful word had passed his lips since she had first met him.
I have loved all the books in this series and this is the best yet. Veronica Blake pulled a surprise on me and I am not going to share it with you, read the book and enjoy it yourself.
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Lizzie Hayes
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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First Sentence: Sweat drips off him as he half-runs, half-walks along Holywell; his T-shirt and trousers flap, soaking wet, against his skin.
PI Sam Falconer has become partners with her friend Alan and opened a branch of their PI agency in Oxford, Sam's childhood home. A large man, Norman Sweetman, has asked her to care for his Chihuahua overnight, but quickly finds he's not coming back in the morning.
The curator of the Pitt Rivers museum, known for its shrunken heads and witch in a bottle, hires Sam to patrol at night as he fears things are missing. It starts with an attack, attempted dog-napping and progresses to murder.
I've become a very big fan of this series, although it took me awhile. In many ways, it's as much about Sam's dealing with her past and her personal growth as it is the particular case within each book.
Sam's foibles and fears make her very real. Blake gives Sam wonderful supporting characters, both throughout the series and in this particular book, that are diverse and interesting, but not eccentric.
There is a very good sense of place, excellent dialogue, a wonderful humor that made me laugh at times but equal suspense that had me quickly turning the pages. I am very glad to have found Sam Falconer and hope there will be more books in this series.
PI Sam Falconer has become partners with her friend Alan and opened a branch of their PI agency in Oxford, Sam's childhood home. A large man, Norman Sweetman, has asked her to care for his Chihuahua overnight, but quickly finds he's not coming back in the morning.
The curator of the Pitt Rivers museum, known for its shrunken heads and witch in a bottle, hires Sam to patrol at night as he fears things are missing. It starts with an attack, attempted dog-napping and progresses to murder.
I've become a very big fan of this series, although it took me awhile. In many ways, it's as much about Sam's dealing with her past and her personal growth as it is the particular case within each book.
Sam's foibles and fears make her very real. Blake gives Sam wonderful supporting characters, both throughout the series and in this particular book, that are diverse and interesting, but not eccentric.
There is a very good sense of place, excellent dialogue, a wonderful humor that made me laugh at times but equal suspense that had me quickly turning the pages. I am very glad to have found Sam Falconer and hope there will be more books in this series.
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Moving on
I enjoyed this fourth book to feature the rather disturbed PI Sam Falconer as she flits between London and her new office in Oxford. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Michael Watson
Jumping the Cracks
For what this book is, a modern who-dunnit thriller, I guess it is pretty good. It has some original characters, it a page-turner and reads like a snappy, clean, sharp modern... Read more
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