Mourn Not Your Dead

Another fine mystery by the best author of English mysteries. Believable chacters with real life problems. Plot comes together as book develops.

If you like well-plotted, well-written police procedurals served up with a healthy dollop of character-driven writing, pick up this and all the other books is this engaging series. You'll find yourself equally interested in the solving the crime and in the personal relationship between crime-fighting partners Gemma James and Duncan Kinkaid.

"Mourn Not Your Dead" by Deborah Crombie is bk-4 of this series, (a series that keeps getting better and better) the characters are well-developed, the dialogue fast-pace, and, the plot interesting...a very appealing combination.John SavoySavoy InternationalMotion Pictures Inc.

A carefully crafted English cozy mystery, with a truly fun pair of detectives. Ms. Crombie weaves a rather believable tale with some absolutely wonderful characters. Not as "tongue in cheek" as M.C. Beaton or Rhys Bowen, but a delightful, and amusing escape with a clever edge. I did struggle (just a bit) with the romantic chemistry between Duncan and Genna, who would be risking sexual harassment allegations stateside. Maybe Genna needs a promotion, so there won't be the supervisory overtones?

When Scotland Yard is called to investigate the murder of police commander Alastair Gilbert, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are assigned the case. Complicating the investigation is the relationship between Kincaid and Gemma, who just recently shared a passion-filled evening together. At the onset of the investigation, Gemma tells Kincaid that it is over between them, leaving him badly hurt. ......As the duo starts to dig into the background of Alastair, they find a different picture then the public image of a model citizen and cop he presents. They learn that Alastair ignored the rules, his wife planned to leave him, and that his neighbors despised him for his rancorous and dominating personality. As more clues are uncovered and a suspect confesses, the case becomes even more unsettling to the couple. Adding to their disquieting feelings, is the pair's personal dilemma about which direction their relationship should take. ......Mourn Not Your Dead is a very interesting Scotland Yard mystery novel that will thrill fans of the genre because of the lead protagonists' struggle with a difficult investigation, personal ethics, and a shaky relationship. Like her first three novels, Deborah Crombie's fourth mystery deserves wide readership. .......Harriet Klausner