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The Second Murderer

Denise Mina (author)

Paperback Published on: 01/09/2023

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Publisher: F. A. Thorpe (Publishers)
ISBN: 9781444851717
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 232 x 155 mm
Languages: English

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vivid characters and plenty of humour

I have no memory of Philip Marlowe so came to this character with no preconceptions. I have read many of Denise Mina's previous books though. The writing w... READ MORE

Dana Farren

Captures the essence of Chandler's Philip Marlowe

Wow, this is fun! Denise Mina has picked up the Marlowe gauntlet and run with it all the way. She piles on the wisecracking, sharp similes of Chandler, man... READ MORE

Mary Picken

Fantastic!

4.5 rounded up Philip Marlowe is mulling over the Pascoe Pete case and feels disquiet, it’s just too neat and tidy. A phone call takes him out of his r... READ MORE

Celia Short

a cracking tale for both long-time Chandler fans and those who may consider the originals outdated

Reanimating legendary detectives after their creator’s death can sometimes seem like a modern trend, given the plethora of fresh mysteries popping up in re... READ MORE

Craig Sisterson

Wonderfully atmospheric

As LA descends into a heatwave PI Phillip Marlowe is called to the mansion of the mega-rich Montgomery clan. The daughter has disappeared and her father w... READ MORE

Jo-anne Atkinson

Brilliant Californian Crime

The Second Murdered is a novel in the classic southern Californian noir style, but without the pervasive taint of misogyny in much of mid-century American ... READ MORE

ClassyCrimeLover

Brilliant Read

It's mid-September, a heatwave has descended on the parched hills of LA and Private Detective Philip Marlowe is called to the Montgomery estate, an almost ... READ MORE

steve cripwell

Fast paced, old style

I'm familiar with the famous character of Philip Marlowe, through the silver screen, but this is the first time, I've read a novel based around the charact... READ MORE

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