Drumfire (Brock and Poole, 6) - Hardcover

Ison, Graham

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9780727864550: Drumfire (Brock and Poole, 6)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727864556 ISBN 13: 9780727864550

Publisher: Severn House, 2006

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The new and unusual case for Detectives Brock and Poole - One Saturday night, a masked gunman walks into a jazz club and murders the drummer. Very soon, Detective Chief Inspector Brock and Detective Sergeant Poole find themselves taking an interest in the guests at a party in Surrey's stockbroker belt, which leads them to look again at a five-year-old robbery and to interview a dozen or so armed robbers. The killer is eventually arrested, but not before numerous extra-marital affairs come to light and a bullion van is attacked . . .

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About the Author:

During Graham Ison's thirty year career in Scotland Yard's Special Branch he was involved in several espionage cases and the investigation into the escape of the spy George Blake. He spent four years at 10 Downing Street as Protection Officer to two Prime Ministers and also served as second-in-command of the Diplomatic Protection Group.

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Ison's newest entry in his long-running Brock and Poole crime series is solidly plotted and spiced with wry British humor. But the real appeal here for procedural fans is the "chalk and cheese" partnership of the two coppers. Brock's no-nonsense, old-fashioned approach to policing is the perfect foil for Poole's more intellectual, modern take. Neither tack, however, appears to be working on their latest case. Musician Rod Skinner is shot at point-blank range in a Soho jazz club, and his killer escapes in the confusion. Brock and Poole's problem: too many suspects, too many conflicting witness statements, and too many alibis. Whodunit? A fellow musician? One of Skinner's numerous lovers? His long-suffering, alcoholic wife? His wife's latest toy boy? Ison comes up with a generally surprising ending, nicely augmenting the character-driven pleasures that drive this quintessential British procedural. Recommend Brock and Pole to fans of Dalziel and Pascoe. Emily Melton
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