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Inspector Capstan #1-4
Capstan's Case Files
"0.25 million words of glorious British stupidity."
WARNING: These books contain strong language, unnecessary violence, gratuitous sex, implausible situations and irreverent British humour, and should therefore not be read by anyone.
Book One: The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis
Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to “one across” in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, sexy young exhibitionist Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.
WARNING: These books contain strong language, unnecessary violence, gratuitous sex, implausible situations and irreverent British humour, and should therefore not be read by anyone.
Book One: The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis
Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to “one across” in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, sexy young exhibitionist Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.
779 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 9, 2018
About the author
David Blake
41 books305 followersNO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
With number one bestsellers in both the UK and Australia, to date David has written twenty-two books along with a collection of short stories. He's currently working on his twenty-third, Bluebell Wood, which is the next in his series of fast-paced crime thrillers. When not writing, David likes to spend his time mucking about in boats, often in the Norfolk Broads, where his crime fiction books are based.
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With number one bestsellers in both the UK and Australia, to date David has written twenty-two books along with a collection of short stories. He's currently working on his twenty-third, Bluebell Wood, which is the next in his series of fast-paced crime thrillers. When not writing, David likes to spend his time mucking about in boats, often in the Norfolk Broads, where his crime fiction books are based.
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July 11, 2018
Ok, to start off I unintentionally read the Space Police books before Capstan's Case Files. I enjoyed those and thought they were funny. After finishing those and checking out the author I realized that Catspam in an original series before moving on to the future. I enjoyed the others so let's read these. They were hysterical. There where times when I couldn't help busting out laughing. There is a scene in the first book with a Naval ship and it's crew that just had me rolling. The female protagonists are all great. Typical average everyday female and then taking charge, committing some crimes, and just making men look ridiculous. The books are definitely WAY more adult in nature vs Space Police, so if you have sensibilities to that I would skip it. For me the the raunchy humor added to the book and wished Space Police had a little more of the same. One additional comment I would add is that the character of Inspector Capstan definitely changed between the series. In this series he is pretty clueless and just slightly higher intellect than his even worse partner, while in Space Police he has a decent head on his shoulder. Not sure why David Blake chose to make that difference, but no real harm.
May 31, 2018
Enjoyed every minute
I laughed out loud when the kids were awake and shook with mirth when they were asleep. Detectives Catspam and Bushdew are much funnier than expected. A real late-night joy!!
I laughed out loud when the kids were awake and shook with mirth when they were asleep. Detectives Catspam and Bushdew are much funnier than expected. A real late-night joy!!
May 10, 2018
kindle unlimited, liked the 'space' ones better, and not really getting some of the humor, even though watch brit tele all the time, oh and never liked bennie hill and the like. Having at least liked the others just thought this one would be more...something, other than what it was for me. That was for all 4, though the ones that came after, dealing with cyro and the future were all right. Date is off, copied this over from amazon, shows posted back in february, so who knows.
"0.25 million words of glorious British stupidity." WARNING: These books contain strong language, unnecessary violence, gratuitous sex, implausible situations and irreverent British humour, and should therefore not be read by anyone.
Book One: The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis
Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to “one across” in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, sexy young exhibitionist Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.
Book Two: The Curious Case of Cut-Throat Cate
The second case for Inspector Capstan where he has to contend with a certain Mrs Cate Jakebury, a young university lecturer who's also a published author. But things don't go well when she decides to murder her husband, become a pirate, steal HMS Victory and then attack France, just to research her next novel.
Book Three: The Thrills & Spills of Genocide Jill
The third case for Inspector Capstan in which he meets graduate Miss Jill Meadowbank, who seems to have a natural aptitude for both business and murder, and having discovered that the two complement each other remarkably well, sets her sights on European monopolisation of the industrial marketplace with the aid of a World War Two Lancaster bomber and a couple of Spitfires.
Book Four: The Herbaceous Affair of Cocaine Claire
The fourth case for Inspector Capstan where he comes up against the former Chief Inspector of the Solent Police, Morose, who's just started a forty-two year back-to-back life sentence for multiple murder. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the Brexit Referendum, the British Prime Minister's looking for ways to increase his ever-declining popularity and turns to his niece, Claire Bridlestock, for help.
BEFORE
The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis (Inspector Capstan #1)
The Curious Case of Cut-Throat Cate (Inspector Capstan #2)
The Thrills & Spills of Genocide Jill (Inspector Capstan #3)
The Herbaceous Affair of Cocaine Claire (Inspector Capstan #4)
Capstan's Case Files - Inspector Capstan Books 1-4
1 Space Police: Attack of the Mammary Clans, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Jan 11, 2018)
2 Space Police: The Final Fish Finger, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Feb 7, 2018)
3 Space Police: The Toaster That Time Forgot, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Mar 7, 2018)
4 Space Police: Rise of the Retail-Bot, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Apr 12, 2018)
5 Space Police: Enemy at the Cat Flap, an almost funny SciFi space comedy
"0.25 million words of glorious British stupidity." WARNING: These books contain strong language, unnecessary violence, gratuitous sex, implausible situations and irreverent British humour, and should therefore not be read by anyone.
Book One: The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis
Detective Inspector Capstan investigates a murder at Bath's almost famous Basin Museum, a hapless armed robbery, the theft of ancient Roman weaponry and the answer to “one across” in the local newspaper. Meanwhile, the city is under threat of Roman invasion and their leader, sexy young exhibitionist Becky Philips, is taking no prisoners.
Book Two: The Curious Case of Cut-Throat Cate
The second case for Inspector Capstan where he has to contend with a certain Mrs Cate Jakebury, a young university lecturer who's also a published author. But things don't go well when she decides to murder her husband, become a pirate, steal HMS Victory and then attack France, just to research her next novel.
Book Three: The Thrills & Spills of Genocide Jill
The third case for Inspector Capstan in which he meets graduate Miss Jill Meadowbank, who seems to have a natural aptitude for both business and murder, and having discovered that the two complement each other remarkably well, sets her sights on European monopolisation of the industrial marketplace with the aid of a World War Two Lancaster bomber and a couple of Spitfires.
Book Four: The Herbaceous Affair of Cocaine Claire
The fourth case for Inspector Capstan where he comes up against the former Chief Inspector of the Solent Police, Morose, who's just started a forty-two year back-to-back life sentence for multiple murder. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the Brexit Referendum, the British Prime Minister's looking for ways to increase his ever-declining popularity and turns to his niece, Claire Bridlestock, for help.
BEFORE
The Slaughtered Virgin of Zenopolis (Inspector Capstan #1)
The Curious Case of Cut-Throat Cate (Inspector Capstan #2)
The Thrills & Spills of Genocide Jill (Inspector Capstan #3)
The Herbaceous Affair of Cocaine Claire (Inspector Capstan #4)
Capstan's Case Files - Inspector Capstan Books 1-4
1 Space Police: Attack of the Mammary Clans, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Jan 11, 2018)
2 Space Police: The Final Fish Finger, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Feb 7, 2018)
3 Space Police: The Toaster That Time Forgot, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Mar 7, 2018)
4 Space Police: Rise of the Retail-Bot, an almost funny SciFi space comedy (Apr 12, 2018)
5 Space Police: Enemy at the Cat Flap, an almost funny SciFi space comedy
February 18, 2018
I had read the first two books of the Space Police series and had been so delighted with the comedy of those that I had to find out how the whole relationship between Capstan and Dewbush had started. Well, I was not disappointed (again?) in the authors usage of British humour to put a laugh out loud story together, with a complete disregard to both police &/or politicians. I'm actually quite amazed that he hasn't been hung, drawn and quartered himself.)Having all the books in a box set adds beautifully to the flow of the stories.
All I can say is, don't read these books if you are one to be embarrassed by laughing out loud or spitting out food in your mouth in public places - it happened to me on more than one occasion.
Highly recommended.
By the way, don't forget to read the Space Police series, they're a continuation but with a Sci-Fi storyline. Just as good.
All I can say is, don't read these books if you are one to be embarrassed by laughing out loud or spitting out food in your mouth in public places - it happened to me on more than one occasion.
Highly recommended.
By the way, don't forget to read the Space Police series, they're a continuation but with a Sci-Fi storyline. Just as good.
June 5, 2022
The first case file (The Slaughtered...) started off really promising, and was very funny, but soon became unreadable - maybe suitable for a horny teenager that isn't really interested in reality. I really couldn't go much further than the point where our heroine doesn't seem to care about a dead security guard, and a cursory read of other case files firmed my resolve to leave this unfinished.
July 6, 2018
Very funny series
Very funny books ,the cast of characters are brilliant from the bundling Capitan through to the prime (what's in it for me) prime minister,well written and a joy to read
Very funny books ,the cast of characters are brilliant from the bundling Capitan through to the prime (what's in it for me) prime minister,well written and a joy to read
January 24, 2022
A laugh from start to finish
Loved reading about Catspam and Bushdew's adventures as they contrive and fail to arrest the many genial. necessitate encounter
apart from their own boss.
you will love this series of the crime fighting duo
Loved reading about Catspam and Bushdew's adventures as they contrive and fail to arrest the many genial. necessitate encounter
apart from their own boss.
you will love this series of the crime fighting duo
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