Assistant Chief Constable Iles finds himself suspected of murder in the fast-paced 35th installment of the popular Harpur and Iles police procedural series.
Tensions in the community are mounting following the gruesome deaths of two men, both of whom were accused yet acquitted of the murder of an undercover police officer. It looks like vigilante justice, but who is responsible? Alarmingly, suspicion falls on Assistant Chief Constable Iles.
Matters escalate when a TV show investigating the murders is aired, further implicating Iles. Iles seems at ease with the accusations, as are his superiors in the police force. But others are not feeling so secure.
Local crime bosses Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale fear reprisals against Iles will result in their own businesses suffering. And so they begin to plan how to remove potential troublemakers from their path . . .
Critically acclaimed crime writer Bill James is a former journalist who wrote for The Sunday Times, Daily Mirror, Spectator, New Review and Punch. Married with four children, he lives in Wales.
Title: Hitmen I Have Known: 35 (A Harpur and Iles Mystery)
Author: James, Bill
ISBN: 9781847519900
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2020-11-30
Number of Pages: 192
Weight: 0.2501 kg
Stylish . series fans will have fun * Publishers Weekly *
A must-read for those who enjoy an element of dark humor in otherwise gritty crime fiction * Booklist *
The entertaining plot includes art theft, money laundering, and murder, as well as enjoyable digressions and a full complement of laughs * Publishers Weekly on Close *
A masterfully crafted, cleverly plotted, stylishly written police procedural * Booklist on Close *
This is another entertaining, laugh-out-loud, mesmerizing, and completely original installment in an excellent series. * Booklist Starred Review of First Fix Your Alibi *