Blood Never Dies: A Bill Slider British Police Procedural: 15 (A Detective Inspector Slider Mystery) - Hardcover

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727882112 ISBN 13: 9780727882110

Publisher: Severn House, 2012

Synopsis

Bill Slider and his team face a mystery, when an unidentifiable man appears to have committed suicide but all signs point to murder

A boiling-hot August day, and a handsome young man is found dead in his bath, exsanguinated. Suicide is not, strictly speaking, a detective inspector's business, but Bill Slider's colleague takes one look at the body and calls in his boss. 'It don't look right to me, guv, ' is Detective Sergeant Hollis's opinion. 'But I can't quite put my finger on it.'

As Bill Slider investigates, he reluctantly has to agree: the man's poky flat is too tidy, for one thing, and smelling of fresh emulsion rather than, say, feet. That's not to mention the method of death: a single slash to the left jugular, when evidence soon proves him to be left-handed. But as Slider and his team try to identify the man - whose personal papers are missing, along with his wallet and keys - it seems that the more they find out about him, the less they really know . .

About this title

Review:

"A sly wit that leavens this richly detailed mystery is a bonus."--Publishers Weekly

"Between his love Joanna's grouchiness, his superior's lack of patience, and the case's seamier byways and drug-addled persons of interest, it's not the easiest of times for Slider, but most readers will want to spend even these dour moments with him"--Kirkus Reviews

"Clever, engaging, and well plotted, this is a fine example of the British police procedural and sure to be a hit with genre buffs and Anglophiles"--Booklist

About the Author:

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born and educated in Shepherd's Bush, London and had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC. She won the Young Writer's Award in 1973, and became a full-time writer in 1978. She is the author of sixty successful novels to date, including the twenty-five volumes of the Morland Dynasty series.
www.billslider.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0727882112
• ISBN 13: 9780727882110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256