Death Watch Av Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

<p><font><b>''</b><b>An outstanding series'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</b></font><br><br><b>A Bill Slider Mystery </b><br><br>The lot of the working copper is getting harder: new regulations, regular rousting by the top brass, a budget tighter than a Victoria corset and a DC who thinks he''s in a John Le Carré novel makes it a trying time for Detective inspector Bill Slider.<br><br>Then when a noted womanizer dies in mysterious fire in a sleazy motel and the whole of his murky past comes to light, Slider begins to question whether this was suicide... or murder.<br><br>And that''s not the only thing Slider is questioning. As soon as he''s solved the motel mystery, Bill is going to have to put his own house in order... <br><br><b><u>Praise for the <i>Bill Slider</i> series:</u></b><br><br>''Slider and his creator are real discoveries'' <br><b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>''Sharp, witty and well-plotted'' <br><b><i>Times</i></b><br><br>''Harrod-Eagles and her detective hero form a class act. The style is fast, funny and furious - the plotting crisply devious''<br><b><i>Irish Times</i></b></p>