DI
Montague Pluke is the most superstitious and colorful character
on the police force. He is concerned that there doesn’t
seem to be any crime in Crickledale, so he sets out to look
for some. Surely somebody must have been up to something they
shouldn’t? There seem to be rather a high number of
deaths recently; it is true they were all elderly people and
they appear to have died from natural causes, but so many
is rather suspicious. It’s up to Pluke to get to the
bottom of it all and find a suspect. Unfortunately, one of
these appears to be his beloved wife…
Nicholas
Rhea is the celebrated and prolific author of many books,
including the Constable series that inspired the popular Heartbeat
TV series. His Pluke series is an amusing and cozy series
of mysteries set in contemporary Yorkshire, but a slightly
skewed version. This is a place of minimal crime where the
gaudily dressed detective can indulge his superstitious nature
while solving the murders that pop up from time to time. It
is all as relaxing as a warm bath and miles away from gritty
realism, although in this tale of elderly deaths a note of
this does creep in. Read this book when you want a soothing
read at the end of a tiring day and you will find it fits
the bill as well as a pair of slippers.
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