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Flying Pigs
Why did gangster Billy Mason freely confess to a murder that hadn't even been reported? Mason will never tell; he died within months of his trial. The murder victim's body was dumped in a car-breaker's yard, and by the time the machines had finished with him he was only identifiable from dental records. Journalist Karen Chandler is commissioned to write an article about the murder, and she hires down-at-heel private investigator Matthew Shelley to help her. Is the child's model car found at the crime scene the vital key with which to unlock the truth?
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Published February 1, 2000
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December 24, 2021
Tense, exciting, compulsive!
Great descriptions, strong characters, sometimes confusing storyline but that certainly kept me hooked.
I loved the two main characters and the way they bounced off each other. So sad the author was unable to write further books around them.
For me, they were a winning combination.
Some excellent red herrings.
Always a pleasure to read books reflecting the period in which they were written, con juring up incidents and lifestyles once so familiar.
The author had a talent that I have been delighted to discover.
Great descriptions, strong characters, sometimes confusing storyline but that certainly kept me hooked.
I loved the two main characters and the way they bounced off each other. So sad the author was unable to write further books around them.
For me, they were a winning combination.
Some excellent red herrings.
Always a pleasure to read books reflecting the period in which they were written, con juring up incidents and lifestyles once so familiar.
The author had a talent that I have been delighted to discover.
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October 5, 2021Wow
It's one of the best thrillers I have ever read. A perfect flawless mind blowing murder mystery. Matthew and Karen get involved in one of the most baffling murder cases. There were plenty of surprises throughout the book. I must say it is amazing and would be a blockbuster if made into a movie. Wow,
It's one of the best thrillers I have ever read. A perfect flawless mind blowing murder mystery. Matthew and Karen get involved in one of the most baffling murder cases. There were plenty of surprises throughout the book. I must say it is amazing and would be a blockbuster if made into a movie. Wow,
September 21, 2022
A Bestselling Murder by Brian Battison.
What a bumbling pair of misfits! Matthew with starting out in his new business, and Karen, whose always on her "high horse". Though, Matthew does eventually work it out, in his round about way. Certainly a different read.
What a bumbling pair of misfits! Matthew with starting out in his new business, and Karen, whose always on her "high horse". Though, Matthew does eventually work it out, in his round about way. Certainly a different read.
August 15, 2021
A great read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and liked the mix of humor to stir it up. The characters are fun to follow and a thoroughly enjoyable read in all.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and liked the mix of humor to stir it up. The characters are fun to follow and a thoroughly enjoyable read in all.
August 19, 2021
Excellent story
Mathew Shelley unlikely hero, crooked cops, gangsters. Excellent twists and turns throughout. Really enjoyable plenty of characters and a twist in the tail.
Mathew Shelley unlikely hero, crooked cops, gangsters. Excellent twists and turns throughout. Really enjoyable plenty of characters and a twist in the tail.
August 24, 2021
A good story.
This is a good story by Brian Battison, but not as good as the Detective Inspector Ashworth series. Still worth a read.
This is a good story by Brian Battison, but not as good as the Detective Inspector Ashworth series. Still worth a read.
November 2, 2021
Interesting
Quite different and funny I enjoyed it,s approach and the nearing love interest
.for both characters.
Keep it going please.
Quite different and funny I enjoyed it,s approach and the nearing love interest
.for both characters.
Keep it going please.
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