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 Limestone Cowboy - Stuart Pawson
 Limestone Cowboy - Stuart Pawson ... Priest's books is a petty thief pinching underwear from the washing-lines of unsuspecting housewives. And the detective has another reason to be cheerful, his love life is on the up, in the form of local schoolteacher, Rosie Barraclough. But when someone starts tampering with food in the local supermarket and two people are hospitalised, Charlie must act fast to halt a media frenzy and prevent a murder. And as if that wasn't enough, intelligence soon reaches him that an organised dog-fighting ring has set up operations nearby. Charlie's relationship has reached a rocky patch too, Rosie has cooled considerably towards him and it seems she could be hiding something. When Charlie gets to the bottom of her change of heart he is somewhat concerned, but offers his help nonetheless. But, as he is about to learn, sometimes helping can only makes things worse.Newest Review: ... and restore some kind of order. Perhaps this is why, although I really enjoy reading Stuart Pawson’s books, he is not quite ... more ... up there with my very favourite crime writers, most of whom have a much more critical attitude to society and the role of investigation and law enforcement within it.
I discovered this series through an online reading group and a friend on that list who raved about this series for some time. I read several of the earlier books in quite a short space of time and became quite fond of Charlie Priest, though sometimes I wonder if he is a bit too good to be true. He was once married, a very long time ago (before the...more |
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Limestone Cowboy - Stuart Pawson: Who's Stolen Our Knickers? (809 words)
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Charlie Priest has a problem. He really fancies his evening class teacher, Rosie, and on the evening of his last lesson, he plucked up the courage to invite her to the pub. After a pleasant evening, they agreed to meet up again on Saturday. It seemed as if things were going really well, then on the way to the car park, Rosie asked about his job. She clearly was not impressed with the answer, and now she has changed her mind about their date. What is her problem? Well, Charlie’s answer was “I’m a policeman. A detective.” He leads a team in a small West Yorkshire town, which generally seems like quite a quiet place, at least apart from the wide range of crimes ... Read the complete review
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