One Under - (Detective Inspector Slider Mystery) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (Hardcover)

About the Book

A middle-aged man jumps under a tube train, and a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run, puzzlingly far from her home: two unrelated incidents which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team during a slack period. But links to a cold case create doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated.

Book Synopsis

For a policeman, there are some questions that have to be asked even if you don't want to know the answers . . .

A middle-aged man jumps under a tube train at Shepherd's Bush station, and a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run, in a country lane puzzlingly far from her home on the White City Estate: two unrelated incidents which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team during a slack period. At least it's a change of speed after the grind of domestics, burglaries and Community Liaison.

But links to a cold case - another dead teenager, pulled out of the River Thames - create doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated. And slowly a trail of corruption and betrayal is uncovered, leading Slider and his firm ever deeper into a morass of horror.

Review Quotes

"A harrowing storyline brilliantly written. A twisty turny story of horrific child abuse, murder, lies and corruption told sensitively and with a well placed smattering of humour."--D Bradley, reviewer

"As usual, Harrod-Eagles offers up an attention-grabbing, fast-paced, engrossing police procedural with plenty of twists and a hero who's a gifted copper and a likable human being"-- "Booklist"

"Cynthia Harrod- Eagles wins our admiration as the adventure proceeds and as always leaves us satisfied."--Fresh Fiction

"If you like good fiction that could be torn from the headlines, you will enjoy this book."--S Johnston, reviewer

"Thank you Cynthia Harrod-Eagles for not only giving us a good thriller with big, bold characters but also keeping us amused whilst dealing with some pretty unsavoury subjects."--Breakaway Reviewers

"A crackling good story"-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review"