The Hard Detective

by H.R.F. Keating

Book Overview

DCI Martens has had to be unyielding to make it in a man's world - and has rightfully earned the nickname the "hard detective".

It was this toughness that inspired her successful Stop the Rot campaign, which has so provoked local criminals. But now two of her officers have been murdered within hours of each other - the circumstances echoing the Book of Exodus, "a life for a life, an eye for an eye...".

Has the killer chosen this gruesome ritual to tell Harriet she's been pushing too hard? And if so, can she prevent the six deaths that will complete the quotation - continuing with a tooth for a tooth...?Praise for H. R. F. Keating:

'Better than almost any other crime novel on the shelves these days' - The New York Times Book Review

'Keating writes crime fiction that refuses to pander and consistently entertains as it unfolds, enigma after enigma' - Publishers Weekly

H.R.F. Keating, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, was the crime books reviewer for The Times for fifteen years. He has also served as Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors. He has written numerous novels as well as several non-fiction works. He is perhaps best known for his Inspector Ghote series. The first of which, The Perfect Murder, was made into a film by Merchant Ivory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BSJFZC8H
• ISBN13: 9798373624411
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Hard Justice

Harriet Martin is the hard detective--she is always sure she's right. In THE HARD DETECTIVE, she faces a criminal who is even harder and even more certain about justice. The criminal is exacting the justice from Exodus--a life for a life, an eye for an eye, etc. on the police force of Birchester (England). Somehow Harriet must track down the killer before the police department is decimated. Yet can she do so and remain the Hard Detective?H. R. F. Keating has written a book that will intrigue the reader both through its subject matter and through the interesting differences between police procedures in the U.S. and in Britain. Harriet grows as a character, starting off harsh, yet becoming more human when faced with the logical consequences of her own belief structures. Initially she finds the justice of 'an eye for an eye' appealing.