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Darkness & Light - John Harvey

Description: ISBN 0151011338 / Author: John Harvey / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... help of an old colleague, Maureen Prior, begins to investigate. Then Claire turns up...tucked up in her bed and very very ... more

... dead. What strikes both Frank and Maureen is the similarity to his first case in Nottingham a few years before. This also involved a woman being found dead in her bed and the way she was killed was very similar. Delving into the backgrounds of both women, Frank and Maureen slowly begin to piece together their last hours; what they discover is the work of a very chilling individual. I really enjoyed this book. I've been very busy at work recently and wanted something easy, but not totally mind-numbing to pass the jou...more

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Darkness & Light - John Harvey: Dead in bed (755 words)
by - written on 06/03/07 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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I've read and enjoyed quite a few of John Harvey's books now. He is probably most famous for his Charlie Resnick series, featuring a Nottingham detective, but recently he has branched out into another series featuring an ex-police Detective Inspector living as a hermit apart from when he ventures out to solve the odd murder case. This is Frank Elder and he is the main character in this particular book, the third in the Elder series. Frank Elder is not particularly impressed when he receives a call from his ex-wife, Joanne, who has a case for him - the sister of Jennie, a friend of hers has gone missing and Jennie thinks that foul play may have been involved. ... Read the complete review