Mourn Not Your Dead

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Summary: excellent mystery in excellent series
Review: If you like well-plotted, well-written police procedurals served up with a healthy dollop of character-driven writing, pick up this and all the other books is this engaging series. You'll find yourself equally interested in the solving the crime and in the personal relationship between crime-fighting partners Gemma James and Duncan Kinkaid.

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Summary: Good Story
Review: The stories about Kincaid and Jones are getting better. This one brings a believable resolution to the relationship problems between the detective and his sargeant. The pacing is irregular but overall a good book.

I higly recommend this to any fan of the Scotland Yard genre.

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Summary: Next in the series!
Review: This is a fine series. It took quite a while to get the clues which are there, but they aren't! Gemma begins to come around too. Reading these fine mysteries in order is helpful especially waiting on long lines at the airport. The British feeling is so there! The characters are interesting. Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are very human and its fun to watch their progress.

Rating:
Summary: Next in the series!
Review: This is a fine series. It took quite a while to get the clues which are there, but they aren't! Gemma begins to come around too. Reading these fine mysteries in order is helpful especially waiting on long lines at the airport. The British feeling is so there! The characters are interesting. Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are very human and its fun to watch their progress.

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Summary: Interesting characters and relationships
Review: This mystery seemed to be as much about relationships (mother-daughter, husband-wife, lovers or police professionals?, father-son, male-female friends) as about solving the murder of a police official. I enjoyed the way the residents of the town of Holmbury St. Mary took on a life and contributed to the atmosphere of the setting. I gave it four stars not five for lack of suspense and excitement.

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Summary: Another great one by Deborah Crombie
Review: When Scotland Yard is called to investigate the murder of police commander Alastair Gilbert, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are assigned the case. Complicating the investigation is the relationship between Kincaid and Gemma, who just recently shared a passion-filled evening together. At the onset of the investigation, Gemma tells Kincaid that it is over between them, leaving him badly hurt. ......As the duo starts to dig into the background of Alastair, they find a different picture then the public image of a model citizen and cop he presents. They learn that Alastair ignored the rules, his wife planned to leave him, and that his neighbors despised him for his rancorous and dominating personality. As more clues are uncovered and a suspect confesses, the case becomes even more unsettling to the couple. Adding to their disquieting feelings, is the pair's personal dilemma about which direction their relationship should take. ......Mourn Not Your Dead is a very interesting Scotland Yard mystery novel that will thrill fans of the genre because of the lead protagonists' struggle with a difficult investigation, personal ethics, and a shaky relationship. Like her first three novels, Deborah Crombie's fourth mystery deserves wide readership. .......Harriet Klausner