This is one of the best historical mysteries I have ever read. Gruesome and yet fascinating, rich with detail...and a hero/detective with a terrible past and an uncanny understanding of evil.
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This is the second in the Inspector John Madden series. It is 1932, and Inspector Madden's retirement is brought to an abrupt end when he discovers the mutilated body of a young girl in the woods near his home in the English countryside. Rennie Airth is an excellent writer and the plot will hold your interest to the very last page!
Deborah W. (DeborahKay) reviewed The Blood-Dimmed Tide (John Madden, Bk 2) on + 20 more book reviews
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Five star book.
Rennie Airth's series - this is book 2 - is for those who love a good mystery in an English setting. The writer is a formal journalist who has an easy-to-read style of writing.
It took a little while to get into, but once I did, I was hooked. You will come to love John Madden and his physician wife.
Rennie Airth's series - this is book 2 - is for those who love a good mystery in an English setting. The writer is a formal journalist who has an easy-to-read style of writing.
It took a little while to get into, but once I did, I was hooked. You will come to love John Madden and his physician wife.
A chilling detective novel about a sexual psychopath in post-WWI England. Very well written but the subject matter may not be for everyone.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
As I read the first book in this series, I expected somewhat of the same ending here and had analyzed it out thoroughly in my mind. Well, I was mistaken. But I agree with the other reviewers that this is an excellent mystery. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
While this book includes murders by a sexual psychopath, the author thankfully refrains from including gruesome details. You are just told the victims were violated and nothing more.
I am also impressed by the author's ability to make the characters seem like real people.
While this book includes murders by a sexual psychopath, the author thankfully refrains from including gruesome details. You are just told the victims were violated and nothing more.
I am also impressed by the author's ability to make the characters seem like real people.
Another excellent mystery from Airth.
Cameron-Ashley H. (BigGreenChair) reviewed The Blood-Dimmed Tide (John Madden, Bk 2) on + 464 more book reviews
A historical murder mystery set in 1930's--it was an excellent historical murder mystery if you like slower-paced, one-clue at a time style---had excellent well-developed characters. I did! I wasn't looking for the 'thriller'--but for the feel of the history of the period within the murder mystery. That it did an excellent job of and I enjoyed it for several evenings curled up in a chair.
