by
Clive Fleury
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GENRE: Cozy Mystery
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BLURB:
Returning
to Sydney, Detective Ramesh Ryan is promoted to the Homicide Squad. Zoe Yang
joins him there. Now a detective herself, she is assigned as his junior
partner. Straight up, the cops are off and running—investigating the discovery
of a murdered company director. Following the clues, Detective Ryan finds that
this and a second murder may be linked to past events.
As the pressure mounts
for a quick solution to the case, the detective finds that he too, is in the
killer’s crosshairs. But Ryan is distracted from the investigation by a
romantic encounter with an old university friend. He also worries about his
mother, Mumta, and her new obsessive desire for grandchildren from her only
son. Could this be linked to her recent medical tests? And there’s another
pressing problem—the plague of rats in his apartment block.
Detective Ryan’s hands
are well and truly full.
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EXCERPT
Arriving in Sydney’s city center, Tommy parked. “Come back
here when you’re finished,” he instructed the passengers before they
disembarked to join the other protestors.
After everyone left, the reluctant driver ate the chicken
and avocado sandwich his wife had made, lay across the back seat, and closed
his eyes for a nap.
When he awoke, the march was ending. The crowd was
dispersing, and people were heading home.
Tommy picked up his camera. Anne had reminded him to take a
picture, which she would use to advertise the Transit van’s services. He
attached it to a tripod and then joined the passengers lined up along the side
of the truck for a group photo.
After that, Tommy set off at high speed, ignoring the rain
that was now hurtling down. He was desperate to get back to see the end of the
match, so it was only twenty minutes later that the van reached the top of
Clifton Hill and began its descent.
The van picked up too much speed; Tommy tried to brake as
the vehicle skidded on the wet, greasy bitumen. Passengers’ screams rent the
air as the Transit spun around and out of control. It finally left the road,
gliding across silky grass before plunging over the cliff into the angry,
foaming ocean waters below.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Clive Fleury is an award-winning writer of books
and screenplays and has worked all over the world as a Film/TV director, writer
and producer. He has written six books, most recently 'All Or None', the second
novel in the Detective Ryan Murder Mystery series.
All Or None sees Detective Ryan back in the
thick of things. His latest investigation into a mysterious death couldn’t come
at a worse time. He discovers his mother is hiding a troubling secret and is
further sidetracked by a new romance. Fans of who dunnit's, crime thrillers,
and cop and detective stories will love this novel.
Clive's other books include 'Off Season' - book
one in the Detective Ryan Murder Mystery series; 'Kill Code' - a dystopian
science fiction novel set in a world facing climate change; ‘Scary Lizzy’
- a novel about an eight year old girl, who befriends an African child
ghost – and the teen action adventure
book; ‘The Boy Next Door ‘ - a story of
what happens when a teenage girl has a crush on her next door neighbor, who
isn’t all he seems. He also co-wrote
‘Art Pengriffin and The Curse of The Four’ - a young adult fantasy adventure
about a teenage boy who discovers his father was Merlin the Magician.
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4 stars
All or None by Clive Fleury is part of the ‘Detective Ryan
mystery series’ and features Ryan and his new partner, Agnes, as they adjust to
working together in a different location with different colleagues. Dealing
with a mounting body count, unsupportive colleagues, and a boss who wants
immediate results, the pair struggles to find a harmonious working relationship
and decipher the clues before time runs out.
This is an entertaining contemporary suspense story that
doles out pertinent clues, offers lots of red herrings, and shifts through
multiple points of view. The story starts a little slow and builds up momentum
just like the runaway van described in the opening. I enjoyed the glimpses of
Ryan’s personal life and his strong connection to his mom, but wished for a bit
more in-depth revelations about some of the other characters. Although the main
storyline is resolved, there are a few dangling threads that piqued my
interest, and I was disappointed that they will remain a mystery, at least for
now. I was fascinated by the variety of murder techniques employed, but a bit
overwhelmed by the myriad of voices that had brief appearances. Nonetheless,
this was a fun read, and a great glimpse of life in a different part of the
world.
A copy of this story was provided for review
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