Ever since the days of Agatha Christie, the great divide in the British detective story has been between plot and characterThe novels of Jim Kelly are. . . a find. *The New York Times Book Review
*Rookie detective Peter Shaw teams up with his fathers tough expartner to investigate both a gruesome series of present-day murders and some unfinished business from the past.
From Publishers Weekly
British author Kelly's winning second police procedural pairing West Norfolk Det. Insp. Peter Shaw with Det. Sgt. George Valentine, Shaw's late father's former partner (after 2009's Death Wore White), neatly balances several intricate story lines. Exactly 18 years to the day after 15-year-old Norma Jean Judd vanished in 1992, her twin brother Bryan's corpse turns up in a hospital incinerator. The case is assigned to Shaw, who's unaware that his father, Det. Chief Insp. Jack Shaw, handled Norma Jean's disappearance. After breaking the devastating news to the surviving Judds, Shaw manages to save a man from a nearby burning building and ends up with another puzzle: who's the Organ Grinder the near-victim was so frightened of that he initially resisted rescue? On top of those mysteries, Kelly tosses in new developments in the case that ended the elder Shaw's career and led to Valentine's demotion. This clever series will appeal to fans of Peter Lovesey and Reginald Hill. (June)
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About the Author
JIM KELLY, the son of a Scotland yard detective and winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library award, lives in England.
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