Death Dues

BLURB AND REVIEWS OF DEATH DUES

BLURB AND REVIEWS OF DEATH DUES

A Rafferty & Llewellyn British Mystery #11

A Little Laughter. A Little Mayhem. A Little MURDER...

WITH HIS WIFE-TO-BE’S wedding budget spiralling out of control, and his superintendent demanding the swift resolution to the series of muggings of local loan sharks, DI Joe Rafferty is anticipating a long and trying week. And sure, enough, he isn’t disappointed.

When one John ‘Jaws’ Harrison is found with his skull caved in, in an alleyway backing on to rundown Primrose Avenue while on his way to collect debt repayments from the residents, Rafferty and his intellectual partner, Sergeant Dafyd Llewellyn, imagine the case will be easily solved. Armed with a list of local debtors, they begin their investigations. But they hadn’t counted on the conspiracy of silence amongst the residents—most of whom had good reason to want Jaws dead.

With the Super breathing down his neck, and fiancée Abra sending his blood pressure to boiling point, Rafferty is forced to make some unorthodox decisions and stretch his intuitive powers to breaking point.

REVIEWS

‘Evans’ likable British cop duo, Rafferty and Llewellyn, are back in another realistic police procedural. A good choice for fans of the PBS Mystery! Series.’ Emily Melton, BOOKLIST

'With a healthy dose of British social and cultural observation that adds to a believable setting and plot. Lovely use of descriptive phrases bring to life the ambiance of the area and its residents. Dialogue is precise, but it's the background descriptions of settings and protagonists that shine. Lively and fun, with absorbing interplay between DI Joe Rafferty and sidekick Sgt Llewellyn. Replete with strong protagonists, infused with British atmosphere, and filled with intrigue and personal concerns alike, Death Dues is a fine detective saga.'

D DONOVAN, eBOOK REVIEWER,MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW’

‘Love this series.’ READER REVIEW

‘British cozy mystery at its best.’ READER REVIEW

‘I liked Ms Evans tortured detective, DI Rafferty from the first page.’ READER REVIEW

‘Jolly good mystery. This is the first book I've read in the Rafferty & Llewellyn cozy procedural series, but it certainly won't be the last.’ READER REVIEW

‘Death Dues is a gripping police procedural told with wit and intelligence.’ READER REVIEW

‘This is a good book, full of mystery and social studies. Lots of British words that are easy enough to figure out if you don't know them. i.e. "put the frighteners on. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.’ READER REVIEW