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A Game of Murder
Bill Forward series #2

by Ray Alan



      Detective Inspector Bill Forward is trying to ensure that jailbird’s son Terry Kennedy keeps on the straight and narrow, but when he is mugged it makes Bill wonder what has been going on.  Meanwhile, Lady Pace-Warren is giving a party where the guests play a game of murder in the dark.  But there is a real murder and her husband is killed in his own study.  With eighteen suspects to grill it looks like there won’t be an arrest any time soon, and are the two cases linked in any way?

This is a enjoyable procedural with a classic age murder mystery at its heart, brought up to date with a modern London setting.  There are plenty of red herrings to keep the reader guessing, a fairly convoluted plot and some engaging sleuths.  If you like a good plotty detective novel then this ought to suit, a no-frills tale that doesn’t need any gimmicks to make it worth reading.  You could liken this to a plain ham sandwich, but one made with very good ham.  More, please.

The Book

Robert Hale
August 2008
Hardback
0709086504 / 9780709086505
Mystery / Contemporary [London]
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Excerpt
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The author is the noted English ventriloquist and television entertainer who created the puppet character Lord Charles.

The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2008
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