Friday, May 18, 2012

(948) The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey

While working on a case of profiling a cold blooded as well as bold serial killer, a university lecturer was killed on a crowded beach.

Two well known individuals were murdered after the killer announced his intention to kill. British Police raced against time to protect a wealthy and famous singer, the third's life being threatened. They almost lost her and a policewoman as well until the star detective had a brain wave.

How safe can special forces' safe house be if their security was reworked by the would be murderer's firm? It was creative problem solving to place the would be victim as a house sitter to care for his boss' beloved cat. This story showed the danger of taking research grant away from mad genius.

For a reader who is more used to reading police stories on the other side of the Atlantic, I find this story endearing.

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