Body Line (Bill Slider Series #13)

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Overview

The brand-new Bill Slider Mystery - David Rogers was a doctor, handsome, charming and rich. He lived the lifestyle of a consultant – expensive clothes, top restaurants, exclusive clubs – until someone killed him in the hallway of his lovely million-plus-pound house. But when Bill Slider and his firm are thrown into the mystery, they soon discover that nothing is as it seems, for though David’s girlfriends are plenty, none of them can tell Slider anything about where he worked or what exactly he did . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780727869579
Publisher:	Severn House Publishers
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Series:	Bill Slider Series , #13
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born and educated in Shepherd's Bush, London and had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC. She won the Young Writer's Award in 1973, and became a full-time writer in 1978. She is the author of sixty successful novels to date, including the twenty-five volumes of the Morland Dynasty series.
www.billslider.com

Editorial Reviews

When someone kills Dr. David Rogers with a single shot to the back of the head in his posh London home, Det. Insp. Bill Slider and his team investigate in Harrod-Eagles's solid 13th Bill Slider mystery (after 2010's Fell Purpose). The divorced, womanizing doctor, whose promising career was derailed by a scandal some 10 years earlier, left few clues to his employment and confusing ones about his rich lifestyle. Superintendent Porson offers support and endless malapropisms (e.g., "Talk about a needle in a woodpile!") in a case that Porson opines will come down to "sex or money." Slider and his key players, including Det. Constable Norma Swilley, whose macho image has been undercut since her return from maternity leave, are usually competent, sometimes inspired, sometimes lucky. This fine ensemble procedural produces a surprising picture once all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

When a doctor is fatally shot in his home, Bill Slider (Fell Purpose; Game Over) and his team have precious little to investigate. There are no clues at the scene, and the victim's life is clutter free—they cannot even find out where he worked. Then there is a second murder. VERDICT Although the carefully detailed plot effectively creates an oppressive atmosphere, the motive behind the crime is a trifle obvious. Still, that should not stop fans of complex British procedurals from enjoying this title.

Library Journal

Who killed the ladykiller?

David Rogers never met a gal he didn't want to chat up. He was a consultant, he told them, but was vague about which hospital he was affiliated with. He bought them fabulous trinkets, always paid for in cash, and assured each of them that marriage was a certainty. After all, he loved them, didn't he? Well, not really. The lothario kept a string of lovelies hoping, so it's unlikely that one of them shot him dead. It's up to Bill Slider, of Shepherd's Bush CID, to discover Rogers' nemesis and in the process learn about an ex-wife and former best friend, both of whom lie about their recent contact with Rogers and decline to gossip about a long-ago accusation of patient diddling that forced Rogers from a lucrative practice. More enquiries turn up a current wife sworn to secrecy about their relationship as well as Rogers' passion for weekly night-fishing in a power boat worthy of a billionaire. In order to keep secret what elapsed during those excursions, more must die before medical malfeasance reaching as far as Holland and China is brought to a stop.

Nobody cozies up to domesticity better than Harrod-Eagles (Fell Purpose, 2010, etc.). Only a die-hard misanthrope would disdain a chance to spend time with Slider and his wife and son.

Kirkus Reviews

"The multi-talented Harrod-Eagles has the modern police procedural down pat and perfectly captures the quirks and foibles of the British copper. With its original plot twists, charismatic cast, and the intriguingly multi-faceted Slider, this one is a top pick for all collections"

Booklist

"The muli-talented Harrod Eagles has the modern police procedural down pat and perfectly captures the quirks and foibles of the British copper. With it's original plot twists, charismatic cast, and the intriguingly multifaceted Slider, this one is a top pick for all collections"

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