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ISBN: 0440120780

ISBN13: 9780440120780

Dangerous Davies

Name: funny and human
Item: The Last Detective
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

(Book #1 in the Dangerous Davies Series)

by Leslie Thomas

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Book Overview

In the seedier sprawl of London's northwest frontier, he's the copper who gets all the scruffy jobs & manages to make them scruffier. He's Dangerous Daivies, the Last Detective. When Dangerous is allocated a murder case, it proves to be a twenty-five year old sex crime. His witnesses range from a veteran of the Zulu Wars to a bloke who thinks he's Peter the Great & the mightily endowed Ena Lind, cat-suit wearer & creme-de-menthe drinker. Exhibit A...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0440120780

ISBN13:9780440120780

Release Date:January 1982

Publisher:Dell Publishing Company

Length:285 Pages

Weight:0.34 lbs.

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British Detectives Contemporary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedurals

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funny and human

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago

It's a pleasure to find an investigator who is as concerned for the guilty as for anyone hurt. By being sympathetic rather than tough, Dangerous gets the best out of everyone, if they have a best to offer. Giving him a sidekick who is more involved with library research than with actual life is a great way to include information without seeming to bog down in the past. His decency does get Dangerous into some amusing situations, but his humanity turns out to be an effective investigative tool, regardless of surprises.