Brass in Pocket: An exciting British crime thriller (Inspector Ian Drake Murder Mystery Series Book 1) ((Inspector Drake Murder Mystery Series Book 1))
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (823 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00F8HVIRO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good series start Dianne Okay, so the price is what first caught my attention. Then the fact that this is the first in the series clinched it. If I could give this 3 1/2 stars, I would, but 4 is okay with a couple of reservations. First the good. The mystery is quite compelling with a count-down beginning with the deaths of two policemen. Each successive death is carried out with a different method, confusing the police and reader. . "High expections bring low realizations." according to Gordon. Perhaps my expectations about this book were too high given thehigh opinions of previous reviewers. The story was not all that interesting, nor were the characters. It all seemed rather vague and disjointed. The characters were just not well defined or developed, at least according to my personal expectations In my opinion, the best thing about this book was the bargain purschase price.The story just seemed . "Modern police procedural in Wales." according to Carol Weston. Mystery readers will enjoy this character. Drake has many flaws but I grew to love him as the novel proceeded .We know our police officers are human but we tend to invest them with superpowers. Not so with Drake, he is very human indeed
The first Drake mystery is called BRASS IN POCKET and the second WORSE THAN DEAD. The third, AGAINST THE TIDE will be available in November 2014.My second detective is Inspector Marco who comes from an Italian/Welsh background and he lives in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The first Inspector Marco novel SPEECHLES
And then the killer sends more song lyrics. Are they messages or is there some hidden meaning in them?Does it all mean more killings are likely? When a politician is killed Drake has his answer. It is the middle of the night The road is deserted A killer is waiting Two traffic officers are killed on an isolated mountain pass in North Wales. Now Drake has to face the possibility of more deaths but with numbers dominating the case Drake has to face his own rituals and obsessions.Finally when the killer threatens Drake and his family he faces his greatest challenge in finding the killer before he strikes again.. Inspector Drake is called to the scene and quickly discovers a message left by the killer - traffic cones in the shape of a No 4. The killer starts sending the
The first Inspector Marco novel SPEECHLESS has been published on and the second and third in the series will be published in 2015.You can read about my writing and about Wales, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, on my website - stephenpuleston.For many years I worked as a lawyer in a small practice representing clients in the criminal courts and doing divorce work all of which has given me valuable raw material for my novels.I still live and work in North Wales where the Inspector Drake novels are set.Sign up for my newsletter