Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ DCI Bill Slider mysteries may be my favorite police procedurals. I’ve read all twenty-six of the books. Deadly Force, the latest in the series, is witty with the teamwork, grunt work, and black humor emblematic of an excellent police procedural. It’s all hands on deck when Police Constable Peter Bentley is found murdered,… Continue reading Deadly Force by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I was late coming to Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ DCI Bill Slider books, but I’ve read all these outstanding police procedurals since I discovered them. The combination of witty dialogue and clever phrasing, along with the unconventional police team and the investigations are on display in the twenty-fifth book in the series, Easeful Death. Rhianne Morgan was… Continue reading Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Before I Sleep by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I’m always eager to return to Bill Slider’s world in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ series. Before I Sleep is the twenty-fourth in the series, and it’s just as delightful as a British police procedural as all the earlier ones. It’s never a good sign when Detective Chief Inspector Bill Slider is pointed to by the higher ups.… Continue reading Before I Sleep by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Dying Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I only started reading the Inspector Bill Slider police procedurals in the last couple years, but I’m always eager to pick up the latest one. I’ll admit though, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ Dying Fall was a little slow to get going. While Slider’s team, including Atherton, his growing family, and those wonderful chapter headings with literary humor… Continue reading Dying Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
First, I want to thank one of the readers here. It might have been Jeff? One of you mentioned that Cynthia Harrod-Eagles had a new book coming out in January. I ordered Cruel as the Grave immediately. But, I may have been reading too many mysteries. I hate it when I know the killer halfway… Continue reading Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Dead End by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Detective Inspector Bill Slider and Detective Sergeant Jim Atherton have two different views of their latest investigation in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ fourth Bill Slider mystery, Dead End. It’s another fascinating police procedural with characters who come to life on the page. There’s a shooting at St. Augustine’s church, and Slider worries because he knows the violinist he… Continue reading Dead End by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Orchestrated Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
I didn’t know how the first Bill Slider mystery would hold up. I hadn’t read any of the books in the series when I received the most recent one, Headlong, for review. I’m a fan of police procedurals, and this book introduced me to a group of fascinating characters, Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his team.… Continue reading Orchestrated Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Headlong is the twenty-first Detective Inspector Bill Slider mystery by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, but the first one I read. As a fan of police procedurals, I’ve been missing an intriguing series. Harrod-Eagles follows Shadow Play with a complex story that requires step-by-step police procedures. It’s just Detective Inspector Bill Slider’s bad luck that he’s the one… Continue reading Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles