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Presumed Dead (A Dylan Scott Mystery) [Kindle Edition]

Shirley Wells
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Dylan Scott has problems. Dismissed in disgrace from the police force for assaulting a suspect, he has no job, his wife has thrown him out and—worse luck—his mother has moved in. So when Holly Champion begs him to investigate the disappearance of her mother thirteen years ago, he can’t say no, even though it means taking up residence in the dreary Lancashire town of Dawson’s Clough for the duration.

Although the local police still believe Anita Champion took off for a better life, Dylan’s inquiries turn up plenty of potential suspects: the drug-dealing, muscle-bound bouncer at the club where Anita was last seen; the missing woman’s four girlfriends, out for revenge; the local landowner with rumored mob connections—the list goes on. But no one is telling Dylan all they know—and he soon finds that one sleepy Northern town can keep a lot of secrets.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 441 KB
  • Publisher: Carina Press (26 July 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003T0G6QU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #71,363 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Shirley Wells is a delightful, reliable writer. You can relax with one of her books knowing you're in for a good read: Well-crafted plots, vivid characters, well-developed backgrounds and all with a touch of humor. Down-on-his-luck Dylan Scott is an immediately likeable hero. He's also tenacious, even when he doesn't want to take the case. The thing is, he cares about people--his client, the victim, even some of the suspects. And he cares about justice--even when he doesn't want to. I was pulling for Dylan all the way through and I wasn't disappointed.
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Excellent Mystery 17 Oct 2011
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I really loved this book. I enjoyed all the characters and the way the plot fit nicely together without any cliched action. I can see Dylan Scott being a regular in my TBR pile.
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Private investigator Dylan Scott bites off rather more than he would like to chew when he takes on the task of findng out what happpened to Anita Chapman a gorgeous Lancashire lass who vanished years before. The search takes Dylan to Dawson's Clough, a town in the back of beyond where the men like to speak their minds and the beer is unpredictable. We are introduced to an array of characters all of whom are lightly but vividly sketched. And whilst the search goes on we gradually learn more about Dylan's wife Bev and his zany mother who is outstaying her welcome at his house. In time Bev becomes reluctantly involved in the search and in doing so allows the reader to get to know the hero from a new viewpoint - and become very worried for Bev's safety.
This is a racily told story, and in the typical British detective mould where the tension is gradually cranked up. There are no gruesome passages, no forensic analyses, no offloading of boring information onto the reader. This is a book based on characters and the way in which people betray themselves. The reader is drawn into Dylan's investigative adventure and one feels rather like a parrot sitting on his shoulder and seeing everything from his view. But at the end we gain other viewpoints and there are not one, but two twists in the tale, making for a highly satisfying read.
I was very much drawn in by the warmth and humanity running through this story, something which can be lacking in modern writing when a kind of brittle cleverness seems to be the writer's main concern.
Bring on the next Dylan adventure, I'm looking forward to reading it.
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