In at the Deep End

Notting Hill Mystery #2

by Anabel Donald

Alex Tanner, the freelance television researcher and private investigator, is at work on her second to discover the state of mind of young Oliver de Sauvigny Desmoulins in the days before he drowned.

Genres: Detective, Mystery, Crime

214 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 1993

About the author

Anabel has been writing fiction since 1982 when her first novel, Hannah at Thirty-five, was published to great critical acclaim.

In her thirty-six-year teaching career she has taught adolescent girls in private boarding schools, a comprehensive and an American university. Most recently, she has written the five Alex Tanner crime novels in the Notting Hill series.

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd read this before but couldn't remember a thing about it. A PI is given a delicate task at a boys' school. The school is run on military lines and seems to be willing to accept boys expelled from other schools. Engaging and keeps you reading.

[Barbara Elsborg · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting range of characters, a mystery to solve and some very funny lines. I hadn't read the first in the series but it didn't matter - this stands alone. A female private investigator who also works as a TV researcher sets out to find out the state of mind of a young man before he drowned. It was really well written but it fell down a little for me on the interest part - I'd have liked the book to have been longer and more detailed but it was a quick read and I'd read more by this author.

[Windy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second in the series. Amateur sleuth starting off business as a private detective. Light hearted style and intriguing mystery.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice gentle read and enjoyable.