Mr Big - Hardcover

Holms, Joyce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747274002 ISBN 13: 9780747274001

Publisher: Headline, 2000

Synopsis

When one of the better known drug barons in Edinburgh, Chick Mathieson, is killed, lawyer Tam Buchanan finds himself wading through the dodgy dealings of the underworld. Freddie McAuslan, the young man arrested for Mathieson's murder, is an ex-client of Buchanan's father, and has recently done time for a crime that was almost certainly committed by Mathieson. Both Buchanan and his father are convinced of Freddie's innocence and set out to prove it aided by Fizz and her grandpa, who is in Edinburgh for an operation on his famous clicking knees. The trail leads to a sheltered housing unit for indigent show-biz geriatrics, run originally by the Comedy Club, a background which, on the surface, could not be further removed from the murky world of Edinburgh crime...

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Review:

THIN ICE:
'THIN ICE proves that Holms is adroit at creating a diverting cocktail of suspense and humour...Fizz and Buchanan will keep their admirers more than happy' The Times
'Witty and adroit, this is well up to Holms' usual high standard' North London Weekly Herald
'Fizz and Buchanan are an extremely engaging couple...They are well drawn characters who are perfect foils for one another... This series will soon gain the recognition it deserves' shots
'Another excellent case for Fizz and Buchanan' Peterborough Evening Telegraph
'Highly enjoyable...A festive Edinburgh setting, lively pace, and bright, sparky characters - it's pretty good' Yorkshire Post (Leeds)

Previous:
'Engaging and entertaining... Deft, daft and definitely delicious' VAL McDERMID, Manchester Evening News;
'The writing is deft and smooth, the characters well-drawn and Fizz and Tam are a couple worth keeping an eye on' Donna Leon, The Sunday Times
'Cleverly plotted... moves along at an enjoyably brisk pace' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH;
'A good story, light-hearted, full of fascinating characters, and it makes me look forward to more of the exploits of Fizz and Buchanan' BIRMINGHAM POST;
'I really enjoyed this book. Fizz is a sparkling creation... Despite the serious nature of its subject matter the book is very funny... both tense and comic... A brilliant, sassy debut' CRIME TIME
'The third in the Fizz and Buchanan saga and equally full of credible characters doing unlikely things, lots of neat plot twists and a lack of self importance' Bristol Evening Post [Bad Vibes]

Book Description:

Delightful fifth novel in the highly-praised Scottish crime series featuring the popular sleuths, Fizz and Buchanan

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0747274002
• ISBN 13: 9780747274001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320