Perils and Dangers

Hennessey & Yellich #3

by Peter Turnbull

Nathan Ossler was a blackmailer: he made people tremble, pay up and want to die. So when he is found slumped in an armchair with the front of his head missing, nobody in the Yorkshire village of Strensall is shocked. Who, though, pulled the trigger of the .22 handgun?

Genres: Mystery

192 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

Peter Turnbull is the author of nineteen previous novels and numerous works of short fiction. He worked for many years as a social worker in Glasgow before returning to his native Yorkshire.

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peter Turnbull is the master of the British police procedural and this one is wonderfully crafted. It has everything you could want: bullets, blackmail, and bigamy!

[M. O'Gannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perils and Dangers – A Hennessey and Yellich Mystery – Published 2001 - **** - Another Yellich and Hennessey multiple mystery to investigate. This time the deaths are from a .22 gun and dum dum bullets. A nasty blackmailer has been murdered and no one has a kind word to say about the deceased. Good police procedural, believable characters, plot twists – it’s all here. Enjoyable fast read.

[Alison C · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Norman Ossler is found dead in his home, his head blown apart by gunshot, there are few people to mourn: Ossler was an intensely unlikeable man, a blackmailer and as foul-tempered as they come. Nevertheless, Detective Chief Inspector Hennessey and Detective Sergeant Yellich are duty-bound to investigate and hopefully bring the murderer to justice. The trouble is, there are any number of suspects who had opportunity, motive and no alibi, and they can’t simply charge everyone…. This is the third of the Hennessey and Yellich novels, from 2001, and as with the previous two books, the story is intricate and the characters are well-drawn and utterly believable. I’m also enjoying the fact that with each book, we learn a little bit more about our main characters’ lives, for example that Yellich has an intellectually disabled son and Hennessey could never move from his house because his wife’s ashes are scattered in the garden and he has a need to talk with her every evening. Most enjoyable!

[Gary Van Cott · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. The author (who is slightly younger than I am) has what I presume is a deliberately old fashioned writing style. That is OK and is slightly amusing but the plot of this book isn't interesting enough to justify a higher rating.

[Linda Underwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hennessey and Yellich solve the mystery of who killed the blackmailer. Good