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    Last Writes

    By Catherine Aird

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    Twenty-two brand new short stories which are guaranteed to delight fans and win the author many more. The indefatigable detective Inspector Sloan reappears in many of these stories with his sidekick Crosby. But there are also new characters to be met, such as the mysterious Malcolm Venables of the Secret Service. Full of delicious twists and turns, Last Writes is a collection to curl up with and savour.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllison & Busby
    Release dateJul 24, 2014
    ISBN9780749016227
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    Catherine Aird

    Catherine Aird is the author of more than twenty volumes of detective mysteries and three collections of short stories. Most of her fiction features Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and Detective Constable W. E. Crosby. Aird holds an honorary master’s degree from the University of Kent and was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to the Girl Guide Association. She lives in a village in East Kent, England.

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    • 4/5
      This is a collection of short stories, some of which are very short. They are set in different locations and times, which caught me by surprise first time there was a switch. The time frames are in generally: the Black Isle in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, in just pre- WW2 in a ficitonal home counties locale and the same location at an undisclosed time, probably 60s, to 80s, but I remain unsure. As each setting features at least 1 common character, this isn't as confusing as all that. They are not all mysteries, as such,some are puzzles, thers are more psychological studies. The stories range from the simple to the complex and some have a twist that I'd not always seen coming. Those I enjoyed best where the unhappy wife on holiday, the divorced wife and those featuring Henry Fyle and his sister Wendy. Henry works in the Foreign Office in late 30s London and the story generally starts when asks Wendy if he can some and stay for a few days. Wendy is delightful and has a brain concealed under her staid housewifely exterior and she plays an integral part in unraveling the puzzle that Henry and the brains of the Foreign office have struggled with. I liked the way that in these it was something apparently simple that was the key each time, but that something was outside Henry's experience, hence his need for his sister. As with any collection, some are stronger than others, but those I liked least were outweighed by those that I enjoyed. Not a writer I'd come across before, but one that I would consider reading more of, although I need another series of detective fiction like a hole in the head!