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A DCI Alice Candy Case #2
Hit and Run: A DCI Alice Candy case
When DCI Alice Candy’s senses spark one cold January morning, she knows something is out of kilter with the world.A simple hit and run in the grounds of a local manor house propels Alice into an unexpectedly complex case. A Reverend, an artist, the lord of Breton Manor…what part do they play as a series of seemingly unrelated events unfolds? Finding connections between the characters in her casebook is a challenge that will put even the most brilliant of minds to the test.
318 pages, Paperback
Published August 15, 2018
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About the author
B.A. Spicer
15 books74 followersBev Spicer has been writing full-time for eight years, from her crumbly Charentaise house in France. In a past life she gained a degree in English and French Literature (Keele University) and a PGCE in English methods (Queens' College, Cambridge).
She has lived in Bridgnorth, Cambridge, Rethymnon (Crete), Mahe (Seychelles), and now lives in Charente Maritime with her husband and youngest son. The next place she wants to explore is probably Spain. Her husband is very tolerant, and secretly enjoys chaos.
Bev has been a teacher, blackjack dealer for Playboy, examiner for Cambridge ESOL, secretary (various sorts - most boringly 'legal'), lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, and a Sunday checkout girl for Tesco (who allowed her to deliver surplus bakery products to the homeless – ‘every little helps’).
She loves people, reading, writing, speaking French, astronomy (quantum theory addict), gardening, travelling, and hates housework, cooking, drizzle and honey.
Bev publishes under the name Bev Spicer for her lighter books and B. A. Spicer for more literary work.
She has lived in Bridgnorth, Cambridge, Rethymnon (Crete), Mahe (Seychelles), and now lives in Charente Maritime with her husband and youngest son. The next place she wants to explore is probably Spain. Her husband is very tolerant, and secretly enjoys chaos.
Bev has been a teacher, blackjack dealer for Playboy, examiner for Cambridge ESOL, secretary (various sorts - most boringly 'legal'), lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, and a Sunday checkout girl for Tesco (who allowed her to deliver surplus bakery products to the homeless – ‘every little helps’).
She loves people, reading, writing, speaking French, astronomy (quantum theory addict), gardening, travelling, and hates housework, cooking, drizzle and honey.
Bev publishes under the name Bev Spicer for her lighter books and B. A. Spicer for more literary work.
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August 13, 2018
If you enjoyed the Strike series by Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) and the Det. Erika Foster series by Bryndza you’ll love DCI Alice Candy.
Spicer began a wonderful character study of DCI Candy with her previous book LOCKED AWAY. However, I found HIT AND RUN to be a far more polished and, may I say, “mature” novel.
The author has a lovely way with words: “She had more colours than a chameleon, more subtleties than a geisha, and he realised with frustration that he felt no surer of her innocence or guilt” and “The night wrapped around Johan like a consolation”.
This is an excellent police procedural with my favourite type of protagonist - a kickass woman. I like this detective – she reminds me of Bryndza’s Foster, although gentler and far more empathic.
We follow Candy through many ups and downs (keen to see how the relationship with her DS Will Brady evolves!) which only caused me to enjoy this character more. I was completely surprised by the unexpected conclusion and certainly did not see it coming.
Another fabulous read by B.A Spicer and I’m already looking forward to the next instalment!
Spicer began a wonderful character study of DCI Candy with her previous book LOCKED AWAY. However, I found HIT AND RUN to be a far more polished and, may I say, “mature” novel.
The author has a lovely way with words: “She had more colours than a chameleon, more subtleties than a geisha, and he realised with frustration that he felt no surer of her innocence or guilt” and “The night wrapped around Johan like a consolation”.
This is an excellent police procedural with my favourite type of protagonist - a kickass woman. I like this detective – she reminds me of Bryndza’s Foster, although gentler and far more empathic.
We follow Candy through many ups and downs (keen to see how the relationship with her DS Will Brady evolves!) which only caused me to enjoy this character more. I was completely surprised by the unexpected conclusion and certainly did not see it coming.
Another fabulous read by B.A Spicer and I’m already looking forward to the next instalment!
July 11, 2018
Enjoyable from start to finish
This book kept me guessing right the way through, twists and turns over every page, a good story line , worthy of a read
This book kept me guessing right the way through, twists and turns over every page, a good story line , worthy of a read
May 27, 2018
A hit and run near the local manor house turns into a missing persons case turns into a tangled family drama that tests DCI Alice Candy's investigative skills...and her patience.
B.A. Spicer is the author I can count on for gripping thrillers with plenty of psychological depth. HIT AND RUN, the second entry in Spicer's DCI ALICE CANDY series, begins with pharmacist Adam Chandler found near death after being run over on the grounds of a stately home. What was Adam doing there? Who was he going to meet and why?
Investigation into Chandler's background turns up a family life so dysfunctional it leaves DCI Candy and her seasoned team scratching their heads. Then Chandler's teenage son goes missing. Was he kidnapped? Did he run away? And why are those closest to the boy--his famous artist mother, his glamorous and erratic aunt, the Reverend who mentored him--so reluctant to help police find him? In true Spicer fashion--nearly every character has a private agenda--secrets to hide and and interests to protect. Unraveling the truth takes all of DCI Candy's formidable investigative and psychic skills.
Spicer gives us lots of character development and plants the roots of the current situation deep in the backstories of her players. I was completely engrossed in the story. By the end of the book, I felt like I'd actually lived the adventure along with DCI Candy.
Excellent novel. I hope there's a third. Yes...yes...it's mostly because I want to see what happens with Alice and her Detective Sergeant, Will Brady. Did I mention the subtle sizzle of romantic tension between them? Well, I should have, because it's one of the best parts of the book.
B.A. Spicer is the author I can count on for gripping thrillers with plenty of psychological depth. HIT AND RUN, the second entry in Spicer's DCI ALICE CANDY series, begins with pharmacist Adam Chandler found near death after being run over on the grounds of a stately home. What was Adam doing there? Who was he going to meet and why?
Investigation into Chandler's background turns up a family life so dysfunctional it leaves DCI Candy and her seasoned team scratching their heads. Then Chandler's teenage son goes missing. Was he kidnapped? Did he run away? And why are those closest to the boy--his famous artist mother, his glamorous and erratic aunt, the Reverend who mentored him--so reluctant to help police find him? In true Spicer fashion--nearly every character has a private agenda--secrets to hide and and interests to protect. Unraveling the truth takes all of DCI Candy's formidable investigative and psychic skills.
Spicer gives us lots of character development and plants the roots of the current situation deep in the backstories of her players. I was completely engrossed in the story. By the end of the book, I felt like I'd actually lived the adventure along with DCI Candy.
Excellent novel. I hope there's a third. Yes...yes...it's mostly because I want to see what happens with Alice and her Detective Sergeant, Will Brady. Did I mention the subtle sizzle of romantic tension between them? Well, I should have, because it's one of the best parts of the book.
May 27, 2018
Very good read.
This was a cracking read. It surprised me actually. I love Bev Spicer's fun memoirs (One Summer in France, Bunny on a Bike, and Stranded in the Seychelles) but she can certainly write crime mystery/thrillers too! I enjoyed reading this, it was a very good book and I would happily recommend it to friends and family. It was as good as any good police procedurals I've read before. It kept me guessing as to how all the clues would pan out and kept me turning the pages.
This is actually book 2 in the DCI Alice Candy series. I hadn't read the previous book, but it certainly didn't matter, it can be read as a standalone. On the strength of this one though, I will definitely be reading book 1 and more of this author's books.
This was a cracking read. It surprised me actually. I love Bev Spicer's fun memoirs (One Summer in France, Bunny on a Bike, and Stranded in the Seychelles) but she can certainly write crime mystery/thrillers too! I enjoyed reading this, it was a very good book and I would happily recommend it to friends and family. It was as good as any good police procedurals I've read before. It kept me guessing as to how all the clues would pan out and kept me turning the pages.
This is actually book 2 in the DCI Alice Candy series. I hadn't read the previous book, but it certainly didn't matter, it can be read as a standalone. On the strength of this one though, I will definitely be reading book 1 and more of this author's books.
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