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Working Girls (Paperback)

by Maureen Carter (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Creme de la Crime Books; New edition edition (1 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954763408
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954763404
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 392,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A hard-hitting debut... fast moving with a well-realised character in Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss. I'll look forward to her next appearance. --Mystery Lovers

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First in a series of gripping police procedurals featuring spirited Birmingham detective Bev Morriss.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for crime fans, 5 Jan 2005
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Fans of police procedural TV - from the Bill to Prime Suspect - and the racier elements of chick-lit will love Maureen Carter's work. Imagine Bridget Jones meets Cracker. Her protagonist Sergeant Bev Morriss is instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever met serving police officers off-duty. I can't personally vouch for the authenticity of the portrayal of prostitutes (the other "working girls" of the title) but there's certainly a ring of truth about the language of the Brummie underclass Ms Carter describes. In the best Agatha Christie tradition, the whodunnit element doesn't cheat the reader - all the clues are there - while the subject matter - the murder of a fifteen year old prostitute - and the contemporary treatment place the narrative firmly in a more modern tradition - gritty, pacy, realistic and, as befits a former Newsnight presenter, televisual. When's the TV adaptation going to hit our screens?
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1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, 15 Jul 2002
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I totally agree with the other reviewer - this has got to be the worst book I have ever read. Cliche after cliche mixed with an array of seriously bad puns leaves you wondering how on earth this ever got published. I kept reading thinking and hoping that it would eventually get better, but alas, it did not. Normally I give the books that I have read away to friends - this is confined to the bin - I wouldn't inflict it upon anyone else!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Have We Been Reading The Same Book?, 30 Jan 2002
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I'm only dropping this in because I had to read this book recently and wondered what other people thought of it. It astonishes me that so many people enjoyed it. It is, without a doubt, the most badly written novel I have ever read in my life. The dialogue drifts from Brummie to Cockney to East Coast Gangster and back again - often within the same sentence. The text is larded with excuses for Carter's lazy and artless writing and the whole thing groans under the weight of so many horrific and clumsy similes... There is, in my view, not one single positive thing to say about this book except that it may offer some hope for those budding writers who keep getting rejection slips - stick with it, if this can find a publisher then anything can. I have never met Ms Carter and have no axe to grind. I wish her well, but the book really is a stinker. Sorry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking read
I read this book quite some time ago, and thought I had already reviewed it!
This is a staggering first novel, with a heartfelt yet gritty plot. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Get Carter - Maueen Carter that is
I have just read Working Girls. It is such a relief to find a detective such as Sgt Bev Morris, who does not suffer from alcoholism and the other angsts, which seem almost... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. M. E. Herwin

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read! Ignore the bad reviews!
I disagree with the two reviews from "A Reader". This is Maureen's first novel, and admittedly it does show. Read more
Published on 12 April 2007 by R. Belson

4.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent addition to the crime genre
As an avid reader I found this book particularly stimulating with a fast-moving narrative and a lack of predictablity. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2002 by A reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing first novel.
Maureen Carter's Working Girls is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down, nearly forgetting to pick my children up from school twice! Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A virtuoso debut for D.S. Bev Morriss!!
With Working Girls, Maureen Carter has launched one of the most humane crime series yet. DS Bev Morriss is so believable you'll be looking up from the page to see if she is there... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty exciting hard hitting and full of suspense.
Maureen Carter's Working Girls is an exciting and excellent new contribution to the genre of crime fiction. The main character, D.S. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, hard hitting , but so very human
Certainly a book impossible to put down. It gives an insite into a world few of us have ever thought about and leaves us with an empathy for the 'Working Girls'. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling read
Maureen Carter's first crime novel is truly amazing. I really couldn't put it down. It follows the detective Bev Morriss as she works to locate the killer of local prostitutes. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2001

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