Last Reminder

by Stuart Pawson

Book Overview

Detective Inspector Charlie Priest's day hasn't got off to a good start. Late for work for the first time in twenty years, thanks to a sloe gin hangover, he's faced with the rather grisly evidence of a crime in the local park before a call comes in to say that one of his new constables has discovered a body. Hartley Goodrich has been found dead in his armchair, right beside the flowerpot that caused the gaping gash in his head. There's little doubt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749083190
• ISBN13: 9780749083199
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

You Can't Miss with DI Charlie Priest

It's good to see Stuart Pawson found his calling after being involved in other careers. Here's a very good suspense novel peppered with the grittiness & tongue in cheek Brit humor of DI Charlie Priest. Seemingly a murder takes place which could have been committed by any number of disenchanted suspects. That lays the groundwork for another theft of a massive amount of gold years prior. Well written & intricate the story unfolds from beginning to end very nicely. Throw in the typical dry Brit humor along with Charlie's personal & professional life & Mr. Pawson has another winner. I've read a few Charlie Priest novels & they've not disappointed

Good, Solid Crime Fiction

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. Hartley Goodrich is a financial adviser, well to be absolutely correct a late financial adviser. An irritatingly safe and secure job, as jobs go, or so you would think. However when he is found dead in his armchair and right beside him is the flower pot that caused the fatal blow to his head there is no shortage of suspects. Why? Well when his affairs are looked into, it becomes apparent that his financial advice has cost some of his clients a great deal of money. In fact enough money to ensure that they are on a list of suspects, for his murder. Could it really be as simple as that? I find the author's books consistently good and the character of the DI Charlie Priest is one of the more believable coppers on the crime fiction scene.