Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective is a humorous crime novel about Davies, an unglamorous but persistent detective. Rather than a brilliant sleuth, the story is driven by the humanity and tenacity of a man underestimated on the margins of the city.
Work Information
The man called the last detective pursues a case with persistence hidden beneath his unimpressive surface.
The first novel in Leslie Thomas’s Dangerous Davies series. It has also been adapted for the screen and is read as a police novel marked by British humor and melancholy.
Review Summaries
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Readers value the direct engagement with a weighty subject and the writing that makes its time and place feel concrete. Some also find the density demanding because it asks for historical or cultural context.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Felony & Mayhem
- Published
- 2011-07-16
- Pages
- 272 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 14.3 x 1.42 x 20.62 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781934609675
- ISBN-10
- 1934609676
- Price
- 11531 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/British Detectives
Dangerous Davies earned his nickname the same way that fat men nicknamed Tiny earn theirs. He is known as the last detective not because there are no others like him, but because he is, in nearly every instance, the last boy picked for the team. With little actual work to occupy him, Dange has plenty of time to pick through the cases that everybody else has forgotten. When he stumbles across a piece of ancient history, it looks like the perfect way to keep him out of the real coppers' way.
Reviews
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Like visiting an old & dear friend one hasn't seen ...
Like visiting an old & dear friend one hasn't seen in a while -- a delight while turning the pages and some sadness at finally putting down. His descriptions are trenchant and amusing --- the plot ain't too bad either. PK
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Good Read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I look forward to more from this author. The main character is very likable and the plot a little different but interesting.
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Dangerous
Love this series. It is hard to find books that are truly funny and these are hilarious! Must read them all.
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good author good story 3 chapters too long
good author good story 3 chapters too long
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Very Enjoyable.
A good read, not your typical detective story. Characters are realistic and interact well. Lots of quite humor and a good sense of the ridiculous.