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A Study in Death (Hardcover)

by Iain McDowall (Author) "There were two possibilities available ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Piatkus Books (25 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749905387
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749905385
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,125,994 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The late Crowby University Professor Roger Harvey is far less interesting than the suspects who survive him: (1) his neighbor, David Mitchell, a computer whiz who has stolen the DawnTrader program from Eschaton Systems and gone to Amsterdam to collect his ill-gotten gains; (2) Mitchell's wife, now raging her way to tranquility in a New Age community; (3) and (4) Harvey's dear friends, John and Annie Kent, now attending to the details of his funeral and closing his apartment; and (5) Laura Gregory, stalwart of the Crowby Women's Refuge, whose docket sports a knife-wielding assault charge and a sexual history that included not only the late Professor Harvey but Professor Merchant, the police pathologist. All of them, of course, come under the wary eyes of Detective Sergeant Ian Kerr and Detective Chief Inspector Frank Jacobson, who begin by searching for the solid brass blunt instrument of two to three pounds that thrashed Harvey's head to bits but soon become immersed in the victim's past and present romantic entanglements while trying to sort through their own. Dogged police work, an old love letter and a more recent one, and the date on a prescription bottle resolve the case-but leave Kerr and his Cathy in limbo, though Jacobson does make a start on reconnecting to his daughter. Despite some ill-thought-out red herrings, together with more than you may want to know about the coppers' private lives, devotees of the British procedural will probably take to this debut quite nicely. (Kirkus Reviews)

The Northern Echo, UK
"Smart cop, tough cop combinations seem to be all the rage just now and DS Ian Kerr and DCI Frank Jacobson of Crowby CID are no exception. McDowall has come up with a pair who could hold their own with Dalziell and Pascoe" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great new author, 15 Nov 2000
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I read this in hardback and loved it. A wonderfully atmospheric mystery. McDowall brings two new detectives onto the police procedural scene. DCI Jacobson and DS Kerr. I love them already. If you can imagine an earthier, less austere Morse and a darker, brooding (even sexy my wife says) Sgt Lewis you get some idea of what McDowall is doing. The action moves easily and credibly between the English Midlands and Amsterdam. Add on realistic characters with psychological depths. Add on black humour and some killer one liners. Most of all add on a whodunnit plot that will keep you guessing right to the end. Can't wait to read the next in the series
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5.0 out of 5 stars Morse is dead...long live Inspector Jacobson, 14 Jan 2001
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This one had me hooked from the first sentence. Dark atmosphere, black humour and great writing. A bit like reading Inspector Morse written by Ian Rankin. Or maybe that should be a Rebus written by Colin Dexter. Either way a cracking debut. The Midlands locations are so realistic it had me wondering exactly where Crowby is ...a real town under an assumed name maybe? I think we should be told.
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5.0 out of 5 stars an intelligent stylish mystery, 3 April 2001
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A friend put me on to this one and i'm glad he did. I ended up having to read it in one sitting.This is the most original crime story i've read in a long while. The characters were realistic and believable and the writer's style was more subtle and intelligent than the typical crime novel. Great! Put me down for the next one.
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