R&LM01 - Dead Before Morning

✍ Scribed by Evans, Geraldine

• Book ID: 109443963
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 131 KB
• Series: Rafferty & Llewellyn Mystery 1
• Category: Fiction
• ASIN: B004EYUHN8

✦ Synopsis

'This often comic tale sharpens the appetite for more.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

• Freshly-promoted cop Joe Rafferty has one ambition; To prove to his new boss that he has the ability to lead an investigation.
• But, right from the start, things go wrong. To say the case of ‘The Faceless Lady’ is a challenge is putting it mildly. Not only is Rafferty's main suspect for the murder a man who brings out his prejudices to the full. He can’t even rely on his family for support—as usual, they bring their own challenges for a hard-pressed detective. And he discovers the adage that trouble comes in threes is all too true. Even his new partner is a high-moral-ground kind of guy; not the best match for Rafferty. Or his ne’er-do-well family.
• With his boss and the media scrutinising his every move, Rafferty is under pressure. He’s in danger of the wheels coming off of his inquiry, falling flat on his face, and proving his boss right about his competence. He desperately needs a break in the case.
• So when his cousin seems to hold the key to the investigation, Rafferty clutches at it. But can he really believe the cousin who’s proved himself an idiot in the past? If he’s wrong, he not only lets a murderer escape justice, but he will get a black mark against his career that will follow him forever.

'Did not see the end coming.' Amazon Reviewer

'Evans' humor seriously added to my enjoyment of her book. The series has stand out central characters and clever plots.' AUNT AGATHA'S BOOKSHOP, ANN ARBOR

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RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN MYSTERY SERIES

Dead Before Morning #1
Down Among the Dead Men #2
Death Line #3
The Hanging Tree #4
Absolute Poison #5
Dying For You #6
Bad Blood #7
Love Lies Bleeding #8
Blood on the Bones #9
A Thrust to the Vitals #10
Death Dues #11
All the Lonely People #12
Death Dance #13
Deadly Reunion #14
Kith and Kill #15
Asking For It #16
The Spanish Connection #17
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From Library Journal

This British author's mystery debut introduces Detective Joseph Rafferty, newly promoted, and his sidekick, the lugubrious and sententious Sergeant Llewellyn. Their first big case together, the mutilation murder of a young woman in an expensive mental hospital, tests both their ability and their compatibility: they risk unpleasant retribution from the clinic's ambitious, womanizing owner as well as scrutiny by press and superiors. Solid police procedure set in an isolated area but fraught with conflict. For most collections.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

The debut of marriage-phobic Detective Inspector Joseph Rafferty and his well-educated, lonely subordinate, Sergeant Llewellyn, who are called to the grounds of a posh private psychiatric hospital to survey the naked body of a young woman with her face bashed in. Who coshed her, and why? The philandering, social-climbing hospital-director, Dr. Melville-Briggs, his proud, do-gooder wife, his mistresses, and his staff all claim airtight alibis--which Rafferty and Llewellyn soon see right through, thanks to the smarmy hospital porter, the folks at the pub, and the tendency of major characters to spread malicious gossip about each other. Then a worried young woman named Miranda insists that she was meant to be the victim because of her firsthand knowledge of Melville-Briggs's drug-trafficking; Melville-Briggs himself dies in a suspicious car accident; and a diary with some heavy-duty S/M entries pops up before the villain is confronted--almost. Unpleasant people behaving in preposterous ways, with the author showing little insight into the medical profession or police procedure. A sequel, alas, is in the works. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.