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DISCOVER AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY Doug Mullen is house-sitting for Professor Mel Moody and looking after her dog, Rex. He receives an anonymous letter which changes everything. A friend’s mother has died and someone wants him to know about…
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I’ve read and enjoyed Peter Tickler’s Oxfordshire-based crime thrillers in the past and it was a pleasure to renew my acquaintance with flawed but affable private investigator Doug Mullen. Mullen, in contrast to Morse, is a much more down-to-earth character and the county he stalks is less dreaming spires and more scruffy backstreets. The writing style is easy, with welcome light touches, and the pacing is excellent, with a satisfying number of cliff hangers and engaging characters, plus a conclusion that is convincing, as well as unexpected. There’s even a grumpy dog to fall in love with! I shan’t leave…
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