Detective Inspector Charlie Priest s day hasn t got off to a good start. Late for work for the first time in twenty years, thanks to a sloe gin hangover, he s faced with the rather grisly evidence of a crime in the local park before a call comes in to say that one of his new constables has discovered a body. Hartley Goodrich has been found dead in his armchair, right beside the flowerpot that caused the gaping gash in his head. There s little doubt that this was murder, and when Charlie discovers that Hartley s financial advice had lost his clients a small fortune, there s no shortage of murder suspects either. But is the case all it seems? The enquiry re-opens an investigation involving diamonds, drugs and stolen gold bullion . . . and plenty of danger to boot.
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'Perfect for a long winter afternoon with the rain beating down on the windows' -- Independent on Sunday'There aren't many writers who can make you laugh out loud and have you on the brink of tears in the space of a few pages' -- Crime Time
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By Berengaria N
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Yorkshire's answer to...er, well who cares? Just about the best there is I've found in this genre.
Pawson stands well on his own with a dozen individual and freshly plotted stories which are a pleasure to own and read again at any time, no matter if even just one chapter at a time. The author's own wry sense of humour permeates the narrative and the character of Charlie Priest shines as both a tenacious copper but a humanitarian, a captain deftly managing the helm of that good ship the Heckley nick, along with his cohorts Sparky, Maggie, Jeff, Nigel and Gilbert.
Financial adviser Hartley Goodrich is found dead in an armchair, the broken shards of a flower pot surrounding him. Obviously someone has hit him on the head. But was it murder? Once it transpires that shady dealing led to considerable financial losses for the majority of Goodrich's clients, there is no shortage of suspects for Charlie's team to interview.
Once again a great read. 5 stars and rising.
Pawson stands well on his own with a dozen individual and freshly plotted stories which are a pleasure to own and read again at any time, no matter if even just one chapter at a time. The author's own wry sense of humour permeates the narrative and the character of Charlie Priest shines as both a tenacious copper but a humanitarian, a captain deftly managing the helm of that good ship the Heckley nick, along with his cohorts Sparky, Maggie, Jeff, Nigel and Gilbert.
Financial adviser Hartley Goodrich is found dead in an armchair, the broken shards of a flower pot surrounding him. Obviously someone has hit him on the head. But was it murder? Once it transpires that shady dealing led to considerable financial losses for the majority of Goodrich's clients, there is no shortage of suspects for Charlie's team to interview.
Once again a great read. 5 stars and rising.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By S. Diver
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This was actually the first book I stumbled across in the Charlie Priest series. I enjoyed it enough to go on and read the others - I'm currently on my 5th with plans to read the others too. He is a likeable yet realistic detective, with some minor vices but not as tortured as some in the detective genre. It's a great read - recommended! As one review on the back cover says, it's great for staying in and reading on a wet winter day.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Stuart Pawson had a career as a mining engineer He followed this with a spell working for the probation service, before he became a full-time writer. He lives in the pleasant waterside village of Fairburn in Yorkshire. The author's writing is gritty and to the point, added to which he has a likeable sense of humour that he usually incorporates into his books, all of which I have found enjoyable.
Hartley Goodrich is a financial adviser, well to be absolutely correct a late financial adviser. An irritatingly safe and secure job, as jobs go, or so you would think. However when he is found dead in his armchair and right beside him is the flower pot that caused the fatal blow to his head there is no shortage of suspects. Why? Well when his affairs are looked into, it becomes apparent that his financial advice has cost some of his clients a great deal of money. In fact enough money to ensure that they are on a list of suspects, for his murder. Could it really be as simple as that?
I find the author's books consistently good and the character of the DI Charlie Priest is one of the more believable coppers on the crime fiction scene.
Hartley Goodrich is a financial adviser, well to be absolutely correct a late financial adviser. An irritatingly safe and secure job, as jobs go, or so you would think. However when he is found dead in his armchair and right beside him is the flower pot that caused the fatal blow to his head there is no shortage of suspects. Why? Well when his affairs are looked into, it becomes apparent that his financial advice has cost some of his clients a great deal of money. In fact enough money to ensure that they are on a list of suspects, for his murder. Could it really be as simple as that?
I find the author's books consistently good and the character of the DI Charlie Priest is one of the more believable coppers on the crime fiction scene.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Mass murder in the park for starters, main course a single murder?
This book starts with mass murder in the local park, a family of five brutally killed and beheaded, their headless bodies left in the pond. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Noel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish
this is the sort of detective written in the style of the early Frost novels. a detactive Inspector who is never going to rise any higher because of the toes he has trodden on and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. R. Hobbs
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Charlie Priest stays on form
A very enjoyable novel featuring another outing for Detective Inspector Priest from Heckley C. I. D. Read more
Published 8 months ago by James Brydon
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Solid and entertaining
First published in 1997, this is, I think, the fourth in the series and, although it is a good, entertaining read, it does show its age a bit. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael Watson
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Not Impressed
This is the first Stuart Pawson book I have read. I found it to be a pretty run of the mill, uninspiring detective story. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2010 by J. MCATEER
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Good, Solid, Crime Fiction
Stuart Pawson had a career as a mining engineer He followed this with a spell working for the probation service, before he became a full-time writer. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by J. Chippindale
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