Some by Fire

Charlie Priest #6

by Stuart Pawson

There was one case Priest couldn’t solve. He was a newly-appointed sergeant when he was called to a tragic house fire — deliberately set.

Three young women and five kids were burned to death. Priest couldn’t save them. The case has haunted him ever since.

A lone fingerprint was the single piece of evidence. But there was no match.

For twenty years, the case remained cold. Until now.

A new DNA test promises answers. But before Priest can finally link the fingerprint to a suspect, an unexpected confession blows the case wide open.

Can Priest find the true culprit before more lives go up in smoke?

Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, British Literature

424 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 1999

About the author

Stuart Pawson lived in Fairburn, Yorkshire, with his wife, Doreen.

After a career as a mining electrical engineer, he worked part-time for the probation service for five years, mediating between offenders and their victims. This gave him a good insight into the criminal justice system, and it was during this period that he started to write his first book, The Picasso Scam.

Stuart believed he must have some cowboy genes somewhere in his genome because he always had a strong affinity for the American West. His first visit to the USA was to work for a month at a Wyoming coalmine, and he holidayed over there many times. Although tone-deaf (some would say stone-deaf) he always thought it would be good fun to be a songwriter. The thought of composing a three-minute song as opposed to a 300-page book had a certain attraction. He managed to combine the two themes - song writing and the West - in the opening chapters of Laughing Boy, and he enjoyed writing that one immensely.

Reviews

[Neville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlie needs to find out who the criminals are that are terrorising rich, elderly people. On top of that, an arson attack from a number of years ago has come back to haunt both Charlie and Dave.

[Vicky · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is a shame that a processing story had to be spoilt by so much gratuitous sexism and misogyny. I worry that the author may have been pandering to those who think this is OK. It is not; it is unessesary and adds nothing to either the story or the time in which it was set. Anyone who is not offended by it simply needs to take a good look at themselves and their so called values. I had to give it one star, which it does not deserve, in order to write this review - maybe a change to that rule is in order!

[Vicki Gooding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlie Priest received a promotion. His group of people are wonderful. There were a couple of times the book dragged just a bit, but the good parts are so good, and I have loved this series that I decided to go ahead and give it 5 stars. I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you it is so choice and rich you'll like it a lot.

[Spuddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do love my British mysteries and in my opinion, this series is one of the best. I have to slow donw, this is my fourth one of the year already, and because the author has died, there is a finite number left in front of me. DI Charlie Priest has become one of my favorite fictional characters.

[Elizabeth Carr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sort of odd and quite dated - some sexist comments that wouldn’t pass muster these days and some typical wise cracking that is simply irritating. The plot is ok as are the characters but I probably wont bother with another one.

[Ruth Kittner · Rating 5 out of 5]

love some good Charlie Priest perspective

Charlie doesn’t get everything he wants. But he does want to solve a 30 year old crime. Without getting killed And maybe find a new love his life. ?

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlie Priest and his team solve a 30 year-old cold case, restore the identity of a man who had his identity stolen during WWII, solve the house burglary crimes, found the sheds of illegal cannabis and solved a present day murder. Very busy with multitasking.

[Ankit Ahuja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story, but really slow paced.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read.

[Maddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

RATING: 3.5

[Sreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, entertaining.

[MR R K ROBERTS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

This story has got more twists & turns than a Blackpool big dipper. The final twist was delicious Charlie can wipe the smile off Mellisas face.

[Jeanne C · Rating 5 out of 5]

some by fire

The first person pov is done extremely well. The personality of each of the team members is becoming clearer. Enjoying this series.

[Tahira · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was fun to read.
I felt the author and/or his editors should have done some research on IS immigration policies. Just marrying a U.S. citizen 24 hours ago did not entitle a person to reenter the U.S. after over staying the visa.

[John Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have read my previous reviews you will know how much I enjoy this series. It ticks all of the boxes for me. It did, however, take me a couple of goes to 'get' the funny which appears quite early in this book ( perhaps that was why ). Watch out for the Judge without thumbs !!

[Srabcatz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet again another very good read from this author, would recommend to read as a light read most enjoyable, hard to put down as well...

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent entry in the DI Charlie Priest series.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably the best one of the series for me, so far.

[Rach · Rating 5 out of 5]

smashing...can't wait to pick the next one up☺☺☺