Chill Factor

by Stuart Pawson

Book Overview

When salesman Tony Silkstone confesses to murder, the top brass of the Heckley police are keen to convict and close the lurid case. But Detective Inspector Charlie Priest is not convinced that things... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749005491
• ISBN13: 9780749005498
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Allison and Busby
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.4" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Seventh in the Charlie Priest Series

Stuart Pawson had a career as a mining engineer He followed this with a spell working for the probation service, before he became a full-time writer. He lives in the pleasant waterside village of Fairburn in Yorkshire. The author's writing is gritty and to the point added to which he has a likeable sense of humour that he usually incorporates into his books, all of which I have found enjoyable. First published in 2001 this is the seventh book in the DI Charlie Priest series. Priest is a no nonsense straight talking Yorkshire copper, whose one failing is that he always seems to attract trouble. It doesn't matter whether it is in his private life or his career, Charlie always has something trying to hold him back in his hectic life. After reading the comments of the previous reviewer, I can only agree that Stuart Pawson and his gritty character Charlie Priest deserve even more recognition than they are presently getting. The character of DI Priest is a recognizable image of what many people expect, (even though they may never have had any meaningful dealing with the police) a copper to be like. Devoted to his job, dogged determination but with more than a hint of humour when it is appropriate The synopsis for the book is produced above and needs no addition from me. Anyway, the last thing you need in a crime novel is too much information. Regarding the story in general, I though it was up there with Stuart Pawson's other novels.

I loved this book

I loved this book. Inspector Priest is just an ordinary guy with ordinary problems and he has such a dry sense of humor. I really enjoyed this book.