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Summary: Another solid and engrossing entry in the Bill Slider saga
Review: A large part of the charm of this series is Bill's police team at Shephard's Bush many of whom have been with him from the very beginning. The Head has changed several times but this one despite his fractured sayings is a good egg who gives support when needed. Joanna is on the fringes (working in Amsterdam) but delivers a really good up ending for Bill ditto Atherton's own ending in this one (perhaps a bit to much coincidence here). The actual mystery is a mystery up till the very end dispite the increasing body count but the cast of miscreants are rich and vivid no matter how small a part they play. I want more.
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Summary: Another solid and engrossing entry in the Bill Slider saga
Review: A large part of the charm of this series is Bill's police team at Shephard's Bush many of whom have been with him from the very beginning. The Head has changed several times but this one despite his fractured sayings is a good egg who gives support when needed. Joanna is on the fringes (working in Amsterdam) but delivers a really good up ending for Bill ditto Atherton's own ending in this one (perhaps a bit to much coincidence here). The actual mystery is a mystery up till the very end dispite the increasing body count but the cast of miscreants are rich and vivid no matter how small a part they play. I want more.
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Summary: Unsatisfying and rushed ending mars this inferior entry
Review: Although not a complete washout, a disjointed narrative and an unsatisfying ending makes this one of the weakest entries in the DI Bill Slider series. Ironically, Slider and his fellow officers are often lamenting the lack of hard evidence to assist their inquiries. Perhaps Harrod-Eagles is telling us that she didn't adequately plot the story. In any event this entry may indicate that this series has run its course and that the author is ready to move on to a new police procedural. Unless you have read all previous entries in this series, I strongly recommend that you not waste your time on this inferior entry.
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Summary: This is a Weak Book in the Series!
Review: I love Ms. Harrod-Eagles' Bill Slider. He is one of my favourite Police Detectives out there right now. He's smart, funny and has a droll sense of humour, and he's a genuinely nice guy. But I was disappointed with this book. It was somewhat disjointed and had a loose plot. The reader figures out who the bad guy is practically right away and it's a matter of reading to find out how they manage to get him. And even there we are thwarted because the ending is rushed and we don't actually get the satisfaction of seeing the bad guy nailed with the evidence. Ms. Harrod-Eagles' dry wit and her puns are still excellent though, and I will continue to read this series.
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Summary: This is a Weak Book in the Series!
Review: I love Ms. Harrod-Eagles' Bill Slider. He is one of my favourite Police Detectives out there right now. He's smart, funny and has a droll sense of humour, and he's a genuinely nice guy. But I was disappointed with this book. It was somewhat disjointed and had a loose plot. The reader figures out who the bad guy is practically right away and it's a matter of reading to find out how they manage to get him. And even there we are thwarted because the ending is rushed and we don't actually get the satisfaction of seeing the bad guy nailed with the evidence. Ms. Harrod-Eagles' dry wit and her puns are still excellent though, and I will continue to read this series.
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Summary: Strong police procedural
Review: In London, the Hammersmith Park attendant discovered the male adult corpse sitting on a children's swing. The police arrive on the scene led by Detective Inspector Bill Slider. The cops have little to go on, as the victim is unknown with apparently no identification on him. The discernible deathblow is a single stab wound to the heart. The killer searched the victim, but left behind a substantial amount of cash. Bill and his cohorts conclude a professional performed the hit.With little to go on, Bill and his squad begin making inquiries in the Shepherd's Bush neighborhood. Though they make slow progress on solving the homicide, they inch closer to the truth. However, Bill realizes the clock is ticking even if additional murders had not occurred. If they do not attain a break through soon, Bill's superiors will remove him and his team from the case even though it is their turf and professional pride propels them to find the culprit. The Bill Slider police procedurals are some of the best sub-genre novels of the past few years. The DI's latest case is exciting from the opening paradoxical imagery of a murder victim resting on an innocent children's swing until the final climax. Bill retains his wit though the investigation baffles him and his romance disconcerts him just as much. Fans of the series and any reader who enjoys a well written cleverly designed murder investigation will gain much delight with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' GONE TOMORROW. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Strong police procedural
Review: In London, the Hammersmith Park attendant discovered the male adult corpse sitting on a children's swing. The police arrive on the scene led by Detective Inspector Bill Slider. The cops have little to go on, as the victim is unknown with apparently no identification on him. The discernible deathblow is a single stab wound to the heart. The killer searched the victim, but left behind a substantial amount of cash. Bill and his cohorts conclude a professional performed the hit. With little to go on, Bill and his squad begin making inquiries in the Shepherd's Bush neighborhood. Though they make slow progress on solving the homicide, they inch closer to the truth. However, Bill realizes the clock is ticking even if additional murders had not occurred. If they do not attain a break through soon, Bill's superiors will remove him and his team from the case even though it is their turf and professional pride propels them to find the culprit. The Bill Slider police procedurals are some of the best sub-genre novels of the past few years. The DI's latest case is exciting from the opening paradoxical imagery of a murder victim resting on an innocent children's swing until the final climax. Bill retains his wit though the investigation baffles him and his romance disconcerts him just as much. Fans of the series and any reader who enjoys a well written cleverly designed murder investigation will gain much delight with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' GONE TOMORROW. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Unsatisfying and rushed ending mars this inferior entry
Review: Once again I am impressed with Ms Harrod-Eagles. How did she keep all the layers straight? She really keeps you guessing. I have been following Slider's career for several years now, and when I was in Shepherd's Bush I was tempted to find the police station and some of the streets and pubs mentioned in her books. They just seem so alive to me. And that Atherton....too bad he's taken now. I wouldn't mind testing his cooking some time! But Bill and Joanna having a baby?? I never guessed that this was the talk she wanted to have with him. I thought she was going to dump him. Won't Irene have a ball ripping her apart now!! But back to the mystery...there were so many lively and shady characters to pick from I really just gave up and enjoyed the ride. Once again, the only complaint I have is that I've finished it and have to wait with baited breath for her next one. I have never read her other series..the Moorland books, I am stuck on Bill...and Jim...and Nora..and Joanna..., etc. They are like the old gang. Thanks, Cynthia!
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Summary: Whodunnit?
Review: Once again I am impressed with Ms Harrod-Eagles. How did she keep all the layers straight? She really keeps you guessing. I have been following Slider's career for several years now, and when I was in Shepherd's Bush I was tempted to find the police station and some of the streets and pubs mentioned in her books. They just seem so alive to me. And that Atherton....too bad he's taken now. I wouldn't mind testing his cooking some time! But Bill and Joanna having a baby?? I never guessed that this was the talk she wanted to have with him. I thought she was going to dump him. Won't Irene have a ball ripping her apart now!! But back to the mystery...there were so many lively and shady characters to pick from I really just gave up and enjoyed the ride. Once again, the only complaint I have is that I've finished it and have to wait with baited breath for her next one. I have never read her other series..the Moorland books, I am stuck on Bill...and Jim...and Nora..and Joanna..., etc. They are like the old gang. Thanks, Cynthia!
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Summary: HER CHAPTER TITLES ARE KIND OF "PUNNY"
Review: The base plot of __ GONE TOMORROW __ is almost generic. A group of dedicated policemen (and women) have multiple murders to solve. At first there seem to be no clues and no motives for the killings. There are no witnesses to anything, at least no witnesses who are willing to talk to the police. Anyone who might know anything seems to be frightened almost "out of his or her wits." As is often the case in Police Fiction, the higher-ups who are politically motivated but who have no actual experience in investigative work, are putting pressure on our hard working heroes to solve the murders yesterday for publicity purposes.
This, then, is the background for this latest Bill Slider mystery. Into the plot mentioned above are thrown the first murder victim, who is discovered, stabbed, sitting upright on a children's swing in a park, without any identification; a couple of later murder victims; Detective Inspector Slider, and his domestic problems; Detective Atherton, and his domestic problems; Slider's boss whose wife has just died; and an assortment of witnesseses, victims, and good and bad guys, who sometimes are not so good or not so bad; and, oh yes, an oddball witness or two such as a blind man and his retarded adult son.
What I think that Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (the author) does so well is to show how a group of police investigators, working as a team, and following up each lead, no matter how minor, doing repetitive, fatiguing legwork, can make a case out of seeming bits and pieces of nothing. She also makes almost all of her main characters come to life, and gives them lives and problems of their own, outside of the main plot.
I was also fascinated by the sense of humor she showed in her chapter titles, each one a masterful pun. Following are a few of my favorites:
"Opening the Male"
"The Eyes Have It"
"From Err to Paternity"
"Bra-Tangled Spanner"
And, my personal absolute favorite: "Bet Your Bottom Deux Lards"
To find out how well each of these and ten or so more chapter titles fit into the content of their respective chapters, I guess that you'll just have to read __ GONE TOMORROW __ yourself.
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