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Coffin Knows the Answer (Hardcover)

by Gwendoline Butler (Author)
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 187 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby; First Edition / edition (4 Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749005424
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749005429
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 753,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Butler distils her own brand of disquiet: omnipresent and irresistible.' The Sunday Times; 'Hauntingly atmospheric... explores the dark geography of a fictional London with almost Dickensian intensity' The Times; 'Her inventiveness never seems to flag' Times Literary Supplement


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A package containing disturbing pornographic material is sent anonymously to Chief Commander John Coffin's wife, Stella. So he enlists the help of a trusted colleague and the search for the stalker is on. Meanwhile Coffin is investigating a spate of brutal murders across London - is there a serial killer on the loose? Similarities between the two cases soon emerge and a chilling discovery is made in the grounds of the theatre where Stella is working. Suddenly it seems as though all Coffin holds dear is under threat...
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, 25 Sep 2003
By Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coffin Knows the Answer (Hardcover)
A pedophile stalker has sent a package to actress Stella Pinero containing letters and porn photos of children he had abused. Her husband is Chief Commander John Coffin who is already investigating a series of brutal murders that are scattered across London. John even knew one of the victims. It quickly becomes obvious the two cases are linked. Coffin asks DCI Phoebe Astley to help.

*** A pretty good mystery here, but way too obvious. The reader will easily figure it out early in the book. However, watching Coffin and Astley do their job was fun to watch. ***

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2.0 out of 5 stars A poor excuse for a book, 18 Dec 2003
By Valerie Adolph "Garden Godwottery" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coffin Knows the Answer (Hardcover)
This is the first time I've given a two-star rating to a book because I usually check books more carefully before I read them. I don't know what I was thinking because I read a couple of Coffin books before and decided never again. Nothing has improved since then. This woman can't even write consistent intelligent sentences; I kept having to go back to see how the current sentence related to the sentences before. Poor copy editing didn't help either.

The characters were flat and I swear there were more cops than suspects. The plot was weak and the denoument - well I guess the writer just got bored and stopped. Give thanks for small mercies.

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