A hotly contested parliamentary by-election is raging in Bradfield, Yorkshire, much to the professional d Patricia Hall's much-praised first mystery novel, The Poison Pool SMP, , prompted Library Journal to say, "This first novel promises good things to come. A hotly contested parliamentary by-election is raging in Bradfield, Yorkshire, much to the professional delight of newspaper reporter Laura Ackroyd, who knows the town and its politics much better than the self-styled experts hot off the London train.
Balancing the job is Laura's relationship with her wry, politically active granny and the return of an old boyfriend from the bright lights of London. Laura's workload gets heavier, though, as she is assigned other news stories to follow, like the police investigation of an unidentified body on the moors, the student campaign to "out" various public figures, and the hints of some dirty dealings in the back rooms of town hall.
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As Laura diligently peels away the veneer of each story, she discovers a tangle of old and new indiscretions, emotional blackmail, and a disturbing amount of violence. Eventually, her inquiries reveal a common thread tying all these events together, bringing her to the attention of attractive, reserved Inspector Michael Thackeray - and to the attention of the murderer as well. Hardcover , pages. Published September 1st by St. Martin's Press first published Ackroyd and Thackeray 1.
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Local reporter Laura Ackroyd and newly arrived DCI Michael Thackeray seek to uncover a web of juicy scandal, blackmail and murder in the lead up to the election. This book must be the start of a series because the taciturn DCI Michael Thackeray definitely has a dark past that is only alluded to. There's just enough information given to well and truly invite further interest.
The plot was quite well developed an The local by-elections of the town of Bradfield are the basis for this English mystery. It was the main characters themselves who were slightly lacking and were a bit incomplete. Some of the situations that Laura found herself in didn't quite gel for me at times.
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I felt as far as the mystery component went it was a bit more than a "cozy" mystery. This is a great introduction to a wonderful series.
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The mystery to me is why I never heard of this author until recently. The series is uniformly well-written and they are equal to or superior to some better known British mystery writers including Elizabeth George.
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Laura Ackroyd is not only assigned to cover Richard Thurston and his campaign, but is also expected to follow up other news: As Laura peels away the veneer of each story, she discovers a tangle of old and new indiscretions, emotional blackmail and a disturbing amount of violence, and when the latter is turned against herself, she becomes aware that there is a common thread to all these matters which leads to the main players taking a murderous road to Westminster.
In an intriguing mystery, which is as much whydunnit as whodunnit, the spotlight of publicity turns out to be a curtain-raiser on a scandal which proves physically and politically fatal to the villain and victim. Read more Read less.
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