For those of us who read for character, there’s always dry, witty humor and a superb cast. These are excellent police procedurals, with a quirky team of investigators. Harrod-Eagles brings the best of several elements to her Bill Slider mysteries. When her purse is found in Burnham Beeches, 900 acres of woodland where murderers traditionally dump bodies, there’s reason to fear that Holland might be right. But, Holland is insistent that his wife may have been kidnapped and killed. Felicity’s history could hold the clue to her disappearance. Maybe so, but as Slider and his team dig into Felicity’s past, her sister tells of a slightly scandalous youth that caused her to be estranged from her father, an eminent barrister. But, what if Felicity Holland doesn’t want to be found?Īccording to Holland, he and Felicity have had twenty-four years of a happy marriage. Although the police normally wait 48 hours when an adult is missing, this time there’s pressure to find Felicity Holland. He called him directly to say his wife is missing. Henry Holland, a popular writer of sea-faring adventure novels, went to school with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. This time, the expectations go all the way to the top. He understands that to mean if the case goes wrong, the Borough Commander doesn’t mind sacrificing Slider. They say he’s been involved in “sensitive cases” before. It’s never a good sign when Detective Chief Inspector Bill Slider is pointed to by the higher ups. Before I Sleep is the twenty-fourth in the series, and it’s just as delightful as a British police procedural as all the earlier ones. I’m always eager to return to Bill Slider’s world in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ series. If you haven't met Bill Slider and his team, why not start now? This critically-acclaimed British police procedural series is a great choice for fans of Catherine Aird, Ann Cleeves and Peter James. But as Slider tries to retrace the last known movements of Felicity Holland, he is led ever further down a dark and twisted path into the secret past of this beautiful, enigmatic woman. But with no evidence of foul play - nothing to go on at all - where do you even start looking? Her distraught husband is convinced she must have been snatched.ĭCI Bill Slider and his team know that when a woman goes missing, you have to move fast if there's to be a hope of finding her alive. She's a mature, sensible woman with a stable home life and a happy marriage - no reason to abscond. She left her handsome West London house to go to her weekly pottery class and didn't come back. " one of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist Can he find her - and does she even want to be found? The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing.
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