Mr Big

Fizz & Buchanan #5

by Joyce Holms

When one of the better known drug barons in Edinburgh, Chick Mathieson, is killed, lawyer Tam Buchanan finds himself wading through the dodgy dealings of the underworld. Freddie McAuslan, the young man arrested for Mathieson's murder, is an ex-client of Buchanan's father, and has recently done time for a crime that was almost certainly committed by Mathieson. Both Buchanan and his father are convinced of Freddie's innocence and set out to prove it aided by Fizz and her grandpa, who is in Edinburgh for an operation on his famous clicking knees. The trail leads to a sheltered housing unit for indigent show-biz geriatrics, run originally by the Comedy Club, a background which, on the surface, could not be further removed from the murky world of Edinburgh crime...

Genres: Mystery

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 7, 2001

Reviews

[Philippa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another enjoyable Fizz and Buchanan mystery. The main appeal is the tension between the two main characters, who fancy the pants off each other but will never admit it, and are such opposites in terms of personality that they infuriate each other.
It did wallow a bit with all the old folks in the rest-home type place, but overall there's plenty of action, and some farcical laugh-out-loud humour. The funniest bit came right at the end, unexpectedly. This series would make a great TV series, although it might seem dated as it's set just before widespread mobile phone use.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Editing?

Great story, love the characters. Would be a 4 star if they had a better grasp of punctuating properly . On to the next Fizz and Buchanan.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am definitely a fan of this authors, but this was not that enticing. I will continue with the series however.