The Roar of the Butterflies

The Roar of the Butterflies

by ReginaldHill (Author)

Synopsis

A special gift for Reginald Hill fans on Father's Day -- the return of Joe Sixsmith in a beautifully packaged, witty new crime novel A sweltering summer spells bad news for the private detective business. Thieves and philanderers take the month off and the only swingers in town are the ones to be found on the 19th hole of the Royal Hoo Golf Course. The civilized reputation of the 'Hoo' is in trouble, however. Shocking allegations of cheating have been directed at one of its leading members, Chris Porphyry. When Chris turns to Joe Sixsmith, PI, he's more than willing to help -- well, he hasn't got any other clients -- only Joe hadn't counted on being French-kissed then dangled out of a window on the same day. Before long, though, Joe's on the trail of a conspiracy that starts with missing balls, and ends with murder!

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02 Jun 2008

ISBN 10: 0007252730
ISBN 13: 9780007252732

Media Reviews
Praise for 'The Roar of the Butterflies': 'Told with humour and a light touch! ideal summer reading' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful light reading! highly entertaining' Literary Review Acclaim for the Joe Sixsmith series: 'Entertaining, sly, jokey!cynical, well written, and teems with sparkly dialogue -- all the virtues we expect from Hill' The Times 'A thoroughly engaging investigator' TLS 'This is high-speed pantomine! with plenty of sly dialogue to spice the action' Mail on Sunday 'The Sixsmith series has a buoyancy and delectability of its own' Independent Acclaim for Reginald Hill: 'Hill is wonderful' The Times 'As usual, Hill is unputdownable' Daily Express 'His energy, wit and erudition are astonishing! he can still see off most of his rivals' Daily Telegraph 'Hill at his best is a masterly storyteller' Spectator
Author Bio
Reginald Hill is a native of Cumbria and former resident of Yorkshire, the setting for his novels featuring Superintendent Dalziel and DCI Pascoe. Their appearances have won him numerous award including a CWA Gold Dagger and Lifetime Achievement award. They have also been adapted into a hugely popular BBC TV series.