- Mass Market Paperback: 274 pages
- Publisher: Harper (Jun 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061451983
- ISBN-13: 978-0061451980
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 12 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,208,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for 'The Roar of the Butterflies': 'Told with humour and a light touch! ideal summer reading' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful light reading! highly entertaining' Literary Review Acclaim for the Joe Sixsmith series: 'Entertaining, sly, jokey!cynical, well written, and teems with sparkly dialogue -- all the virtues we expect from Hill' The Times 'A thoroughly engaging investigator' TLS 'This is high-speed pantomine! with plenty of sly dialogue to spice the action' Mail on Sunday 'The Sixsmith series has a buoyancy and delectability of its own' Independent Acclaim for Reginald Hill: 'Hill is wonderful' The Times 'As usual, Hill is unputdownable' Daily Express 'His energy, wit and erudition are astonishing! he can still see off most of his rivals' Daily Telegraph 'Hill at his best is a masterly storyteller' Spectator
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`Told with humour and a light touch... ideal summer reading'
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect summer read (and great for winter too!),
This review is from: The Roar of the Butterflies (Hardcover)
Most readers know Reginald Hill for his Dalziel and Pascoe books, and very good they are too. The Joe Sexsmith series showcases the lighter side of this wonderful crime writer. In this book Sexsmith, a somewhat tubby middle-aged black PI, is asked to help a popular local golf-club member fight the allegation that he cheated during an important match. Sounds like a minor problem to Joe, but while investigating the incident he turns up something much nastier. I'm not a golfer myself and though the game of golf is front and centre in the plot I had no trouble following along as any arcane terms were subtly explained. Joe's lissome nurse girlfriend, his cat Whitey, and a forceful, jealous boxer are just a few of the beautifully described and very funny characters in this book, while the plot is so gripping that I literally could not put it down. This is a wonderful read for a summer's afternoon - but beware. Supper could be late!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
High Summer in Luton,
By NickR (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Roar of the Butterflies (Hardcover)
How nice to see Joe Sixsmith back again. If you're a Reginald Hill fan, but haven't yet read any of the Sixsmith books, you're in for a (pleasant) surprise. There's none of the dark undertone of the Dalziel and Pascoe books, but a clear impression that the prolific Mr Hill enjoys dashing off these lighter-weight romps in his spare moments. Good stuff.
If I have one grumble, it's about the physical object (this is the HarperCollins UK hardback edition). The printed cover is, well, OK, I suppose, but will soon get dented and marked. It's the illustrations inside which really let the book down. They contribute nothing to the telling of the tale; the illustrator doesn't even get a credit (which suggests some embarrassment on the part of the publisher); and for anyone who has already formed their own visual image of Joe, they are actually counterproductive. Having just finished Hill's excellent collection of short stories, There are no Ghosts in the Soviet Union, I found myself missing that book's less ambitious look and feel.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brief But Fun Visit,
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This review is from: The Roar of the Butterflies (Hardcover)
Nice to see the return of Joe Sixsmith, Reginald Hill's other series hero. He's a likeable character, solving crimes in a bumbling, almost accidental, manner. He reminds me a bit of Miss Marple in the way he's discounted by those around him and he's able to pick up clues that maybe wouldn't be left if the perpertrators thought a 'real' detective was on to them.
This is a very short book, more of a long short story than a full novel but it makes an entertaining read. With the last few Dalziel and Pascoe books being somewhat less interesting than previous installments, it's nice to see the return of Joe in a well plotted romp. I hope Mr Hill brings him back again soon!
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