Shay H. (ReAA-GA) reviewed on 9/25/2007 + 5 more book reviews

Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, look forward to a peaceful vacation while visiting Emily's sister in the country village of Gorsemere. However, an emergency phone call invovles Henry in a search for a missing dog and quite unexpectedly leads him into a baffling web of crime. A series of seemingly unrelated events - a local man's accidental act of murder, a shootout in a London stadium, and some scandalous behavoir among England's noblity - draws Henry into the sinister behind the scenes worl of dog racing, where the deadly seriousness of the big money stakes provokes a lethal confrontation.
Henry Tibbett, Chief Superintendent of Scotland Yard, has for years delighted those who love a classic British detective story. A modest, self-effacing man, Tibbett possesses an almost uncanny "nose" for crime, and those who know him well realize that his gentlemanly demeanor masks a ewd mind and a fearless spirits. When he teams up with his wife, Emmy, a cheerful but formidable woman, there isn't a criminal anywhere who can rest secure.

"Patricia Moyes proves once again that the urbane and civilized English mystery still can be engaging reading when coupled with shrewdly observed characters and social satire."
- The Washington Post Book World

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details