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 Clean Break - Val McDermid
Newest Review: ... based in the Leeds/Bradford area (nice to see the temptation to focus on London resisted!). She's arranged the security ... more  ... for a stately home, and is less than impressed when it's breached and a valuable painting taken. The hunt for it takes her around Europe, on the trail of big league organized crime. A fun novel, light, easily devourable in a session. Not going to impact your life much, but a perfect commute or holiday read. There are a number of other Brannigan novels in the series if this takes your fancy! ...more |
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Clean Break - Val McDermid: Fluffy detective fun (116 words)
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Entertaining female PI tale in the style of Grafton and Paretsky, only this time the protagonist, Kate Brannigan, is a Brit based in the Leeds/Bradford area (nice to see the temptation to focus on London resisted!). She's arranged the security for a stately home, and is less than impressed when it's breached and a valuable painting taken. The hunt for it takes her around Europe, on the trail of big league organized crime. A fun novel, light, easily devourable in a session. Not going to impact your life much, but a perfect commute or holiday read. There are a number of other Brannigan novels in the series if this takes your fancy! ... Read the complete review
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