Author:Leslie Thomas
As plain-clothes men go, Dangerous Davies looks like a non-starter. The small fry of petty larceny and minor disturbances in the backwaters of north-west London are his daily round. His philosophising Welsh drinking companion Mod, his outsized and unruly dog Kitty, his quarrels with his landlady Mrs Fulljames - none of these bodes well for the efficient solving of crimes and outwitting of villainy. But Davies is encouraged by his beautiful friend Jemma, and every so often he stumbles upon something really big.
Gathered together for the first time in one volume, here are Leslie Thomas's three books about the most endearing comic hero he has ever created.
Master writer James Patterson conjures up more literary magic in his latest crime thriller.
—— StarAs punch packed as fans have come to expect, the tenth case for the Women's Murder Club is a blast...A treat.
—— Peterborough Evening TelegraphA fascinating tale of suspicion and treachery... head and shoulders above his competitors
—— Yorkshire PostSimply the best suspense novel of this year - hell of the 90s
—— Stephen KingAstonishing...A harrowing exploration of the banality of evil
—— Vanity FairWe could recognise her characters as easily as our colleagues if we saw them on the bus . . . an absorbing, portentfull depiction of Italian society, where superstition and old taboos still exert a powerful grip. Brunetti is in typically quizzical form. Shrewd yet appealingly emotional, he acts as a seductive guide to a country, and a city, depicted as slowly sinking under the weight of legal sleight-of-hand and pernicious networks of influence among the great and the good
—— Rosemary Goring , The HeraldA welcome addition to a hugely popular series with an unparalleled feel for the glorious city of Venice
—— Waterstones Books QuarterlyWonderful
—— Mirror