Bomber's Moon

Chief Superintendent Gently #42

by Alan Hunter

When a returning German POW is found dead in the harbour of a small fishing village, Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating past grievances and present violence.

Genres: Mystery

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Alan Hunter was born at Hoveton, Norfolk and went to school across the River Bure in Wroxham. He left school at 14 and worked on his father's farm near Norwich. He enjoyed dinghy sailing on the Norfolk Broads, wrote natural history notes for the local newspaper, and wrote poetry, some of which was published while he was in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

He married, in 1944, Adelaide Cooper, who survives him with their daughter. After the war he managed the antiquarian books department of Charles Cubitt in Norwich. Four years later, in 1950, he established his own bookshop on Maddermarket in the city.

From 1955 until 1998 he published a Gently detective novel nearly every year. He retired to Brundall in Norfolk where he continued his interests in local history, natural history, and sailing

Reviews

[Budge Burgess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd watched the TV versions of Gently with mixed feelings, but was struck by the "Bomber's Moon" episode, thought I'd read the book. Interesting.
The Gently of the books, it seems, has not decamped from London to the North East, there to struggle with understanding the locals. The Gently of the books (at least this one) finds himself in East Anglia and his French wife is still very much alive.
There are significant variations in the plot and action. It's quite an entertaining read. Whether I bother reading any more, well, that's for time to tell.