Hard Going (Bill Slider Series #16)

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Overview

A rare week off with his family is rudely interrupted when Slider is called in to investigate the murder of an elderly man, bashed on the head with a bronze statuette, in what Doc Cameron describes as ‘our old friend the Frenzied Attack’.

Lionel Bygod, retired solicitor, was an old-fashioned gentleman, a pillar of society, who gave advice and help to all, from the highest to the lowest. But as Slider and his team investigate, they discover dark secrets at the heart of this mild and kindly man’s life. Shadows from the past – professional enemies – long-incubated revenge: what was it that sparked such unquenchable fury? The trail is old and cold, and Slider’s on the clock . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847514936
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	02/15/2015
Series:	Bill Slider Series , #16
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the internationally acclaimed Bill Slider mysteries and the historical Morland Dynasty series. She lives in London, is married with three children and enjoys music, wine, gardening, horses and the English countryside.

Editorial Reviews

"Believable protagonists, a diverse ensemble cast, and contemporary issues. Her knack for making the supporting characters stand out is particularly notable"

Library Journal Starred Review

As usual, a tour de force of character-driven crime writing from genre master Harrod-Eagles

Booklist Starred Review

Harrod-Eagles continues to entertain with this well-plotted, gracefully written procedural series

Publishers Weekly

As usual, a tour de force of character-driven crime writing from genre master Harrod-Eagles

Booklist Starred Review

"Levelheaded DI Slider returns in a satisfying balance of bullpen banter, lively characterization and thorough detection"

Kirkus Reviews

As usual, a tour de force of character-driven crime writing from genre master Harrod-Eagles”
Booklist Starred Review of Hard Going

“Harrod-Eagles continues to entertain with this well-plotted, gracefully written procedural series.”
Publishers Weekly on Hard Going

From the Publisher

2014-01-09
London detectives search for the murderer of a neighborhood philanthropist. Retired solicitor Lionel Bygod had just begun to write out a check in the elegant reception room of his Shepherd's Bush flat when someone bashed in the back of his head with a bronze statuette. DI Bill Slider and his subordinates interview Bygod's acquaintances, who assure them that the victim was a quiet, well-mannered man who loved the theater, was active in volunteer work and helped people in the area, especially those down on their luck. Bygod was a moderately wealthy man with no known next of kin and no will. What could have driven someone to kill him? Maybe the unpopular defense case that brought him nothing but harassment and drove him into retirement. Besides searching for the most vocal of Bygod's persecutors as a possible suspect, Slider also grills Angela Kroll, Bygod's housekeeper, who has a key to the flat and a husband deeply in debt. A mystery woman from Bygod's Oxford days and a missing photograph make Slider question whether the victim was really the honest and generous man he seemed. And who was the intended payee of the check that Bygod never finished writing? Levelheaded DI Slider (Blood Never Dies, 2012, etc.) returns in a satisfying balance of bullpen banter, lively characterization and thorough detection. Although Harrod-Eagles (Kate's Progress, 2013, etc.) tips her hand earlier than she might have, a poignant ending more than makes up for this minor lapse.

Kirkus Reviews