by E.G.Rodford (Author)
Meet George Kocharyan, Cambridge Confidential Services' one and only private investigator. Amidst the usual jobs following unfaithful spouses, he is approached by the glamorous Sylvia Booker. The wife of the bursar of Morley College, Booker is worried that her daughter Lucy has fallen in with the wrong crowd.Aided by his assistant Sandra and her teenage son, George soon realises that Lucy is sneaking off to the apartment of an older man, but perhaps not for the reasons one might suspect.Then an unfaithful wife he had been following is found dead. As his investigation continues- enlivened by a mild stabbing and the unwanted intervention and attention of Detective Inspector Vicky Stubbing-George begins to wonder if all the threads are connected...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Titan Books
Published: 25 Mar 2016
ISBN 10: 1785650033
ISBN 13: 9781785650031
Book Overview: Local Train station poster campaign; Reviews in the nationals inc Times, Guardian, Independent and Mail; Local press with author inc Cambridge Eve. News; Crime website and magazine interviews and reviews; Will appeal to fans of Alison Bruce, Chris Ewan, Colin Bateman, Robert Lewis, Malcolm Pryce, Declan Burke and Will Thomas; Written by an award-winning author; This darkly comic crime series is a very strong addition to Titan's forthcoming World crime titles, including Duncan Forrester, Vinyl Detectives, Captain Darac and Foroyar; The author is British and based in Cambridge, which offers many local promotional opportunities.
An absolute delight - a gumshoe thriller that reminded me of why I enjoy Raymond Chandler's classic PI books so much. - Steven Dunne, author of A Killing Moon
A controlled, artful crime story starring an arch PI and a host of acutely-observed characters. A treat. - Conrad Williams, author of Dust and Desire
An incredibly labyrinthine and clever mystery - Comic Book Resources
Rodford's sense of delight in transposing American noir to modern, multicultural Cambridge is palpable - Reviewing the Evidence