The detective is dead by Bill James

Posted by Riklaa on May 18, 2013 at 4:29pm

The detective is dead

by Bill James

SNT 1995-03-18

128K

"The detective is dead" because the old process of justice doesn't work anymore. No one, including Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur, would testify at the trial; Harpur refused to name his informant. The three murderers who were being tried are part of a savage underworld struggle for the lucrative domain of the late drug baron Kenward Knapp. The story opens as the three assemble at Ralph Embers's seedy club "The Monty" to celebrate their acquittal." "The key player behind the scenes is ambitious drug dealer Keith Vine, now an informant for Harpur. Vine's partners have been murdered and his life is in danger. Harpur wants to send him (and his smart, beautiful, pregnant girlfriend, Becky) safely abroad, while the coldly plotting ACC Desmond Iles wants to keep him here, to serve as bait for the killers. Part pawn, part murderous player himself, reaching hungrily for the Knapp riches, Vine disappears into a labyrinth of fear and greed, twisting through schemes and alliances that very likely will destroy him.

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Tags: BBC, Dramatisation, Mystery, SNT, Whodunit
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  • Paul Hudson August 26, 2013 at 12:43pm

    Thanks for reminding me of this one.

    Paul

  • WWB May 25, 2013 at 9:17pm

    Thanks for another SNT.

  • Robert Flood May 20, 2013 at 6:12pm

    Thanks again for another winner, RIck.

    Bob

  • Gerald Lea May 20, 2013 at 5:11pm

    Thanks sounds good!

  • Jim Robarts May 18, 2013 at 9:24pm

    Thanks Rick for another one.

    • Riklaa > Jim Robarts May 19, 2013 at 1:40am

      Y'all welcome!  ---------------------------------------------  R

  • Couch Potato May 18, 2013 at 4:37pm

    Thank you!

  • Robert May 18, 2013 at 4:34pm

    Does sound like a good one !!

  • Gayle Crane May 18, 2013 at 4:32pm

    Sounds like a winner, Rick.  Thanks!

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