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Barlow by the Book
Station Sergeant Barlow is back; but if he thought life was going to settle down after his last traumatic case, he couldn’t have been more wrong.
A brawl among youths escalates into a series of violent robberies; a pickpocket targets leading businessmen; local “hood”, Geordie Dunlop, is on the run and suspected of several murders; and the town drunk, Barlow’s friend and wartime commander, Major Edward Adair, GC, must be sobered up in time for his sister’s important visit.
Barlow’s problems mount when his wife is released unexpectedly from a mental institution, and his daughter, Vera, is shot during a robbery. His house is bombed and he is suspended from duty on suspicion of Perverting the Course of Justice.
Barlow is under strict orders not to interfere in the ongoing investigations, but shooting Vera has made it personal …
A brawl among youths escalates into a series of violent robberies; a pickpocket targets leading businessmen; local “hood”, Geordie Dunlop, is on the run and suspected of several murders; and the town drunk, Barlow’s friend and wartime commander, Major Edward Adair, GC, must be sobered up in time for his sister’s important visit.
Barlow’s problems mount when his wife is released unexpectedly from a mental institution, and his daughter, Vera, is shot during a robbery. His house is bombed and he is suspended from duty on suspicion of Perverting the Course of Justice.
Barlow is under strict orders not to interfere in the ongoing investigations, but shooting Vera has made it personal …
325 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 17, 2015
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January 3, 2021
My memory constantly fails me.
My review wouldn't be any good because my memory fails me too much. All I can say is the book gave me pleasure when I found a few moments to give it a read. Thank you Mr. Allister.
My review wouldn't be any good because my memory fails me too much. All I can say is the book gave me pleasure when I found a few moments to give it a read. Thank you Mr. Allister.
January 31, 2016
This book was very enjoyable. It's the second book in a series looking at the life of a Station Sergeant in the Royal Ulster Constabulary in a small town set back in the 60s. The setting seems so real.
Barlow has on-going problems with his superiors who look for any excuse to get rid of him and his daughter is starting to grow up, rather to his dismay. A mystery and a murder happen just as his wife is unexpectedly released from the insane asylum and he has to try and keep quite a few different balls in the air in a very hostile environment.
Barlow has on-going problems with his superiors who look for any excuse to get rid of him and his daughter is starting to grow up, rather to his dismay. A mystery and a murder happen just as his wife is unexpectedly released from the insane asylum and he has to try and keep quite a few different balls in the air in a very hostile environment.
July 3, 2016
I wish this author had written more books
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