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Still Water (Charles Resnick Mysteries) (Paperback)

by John Harvey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Bywater Books (Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1932859608
  • ISBN-13: 978-1932859607
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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John Harvey's Resnick novels are far and away the finest British police procedurals yet written --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

John Harvey is the author of the richly praised sequence of ten Charlie Resnick novels, the first of which, Lonely Hearts, was named by The Times as one of the '100 Best Crime Novels of the Century'. In 2004 William Heinemann published Flesh and Blood, the first novel featuring retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder. He is also a poet, dramatist and occasional broadcaster. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best literary cops of all time., 15 April 2004
By Peter Symonds "petersym" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Still Water (A Resnick novel) (Paperback)
The Nottingham based, sandwich eating, part-Polish Inspector Charlie Resnick is easily the best detective in modern British literature.

Resnick is different to the sharp-suited detectives & the "not playing by the book" rebels normally seen in crime fiction. Most of DI Rebus's arrests would be thrown out of court for procedural irregularities. Even Inspector Morse would be useless in real life.... not so Charlie Rebus. Rather than brilliant logical leaps Resnick solves the crimes by hard work, interviewing suspects & following up leads from informants. At heart the crimes he solves are pointless nasty & brutish & the crimals either nasty & brutish or commited by "normal" people in moment of panic. The cases built against them are watertight. The books are gripping, not because they play a great detective against a master criminal, but because of the superb characterisation & descriptive skill of the author.

Much of the strength of the books come from the reality. You can walk the streets of Nottingham and find all the locations described in each story. All the locations described by Harvey exist, from the huge Victorian Villa's of the Park estate (in the shadow of Nottingham castle) to the graffiti & desolation of Hyson Green & the broken pavement outside the Polish Club on Sherwood Rise. The crimes investigated by Resnick really do happen on a day to day basis. In “Still water” several young women are found strangled & dumped in the city's canal. The cases are passed to the newly formed serious crime squad, but Resnick becomes involved when his partner, Hannah reveals that she knew the latest victim....and her abusive husband. Resnick investigates and get nowhere...until he receives a chance bit of information from a taxi driver who knew the victim.

It’s a crime that these books aren’t more widely read. Fans of Ian Rankin’s Rebus series would be especially advised to try John Harvey.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Resnick, 20 July 2009
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You cant go wrong with John Harvey although hie Frank Elder is good Resnick is still my favourite. I fell in love with him years ago and have suffered with him and enjoyed him ever since.
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