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Death Knocks Twice

di Robert Thorogood

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The third murderous instalment of the Death in Paradise Mysteries is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer MurdersSeconded from rainy London to the sweltering heat of the Caribbean island of Saint Marie, DI Richard Poole would rather be having a pint at his local pub.But when a body is discovered at the Beaumont plantation, DI Poole must put aside his woes and solve the murder. Despite the fact the victim was found in a locked room holding a smoking gun, Poole is convinced this is not a suicide. When another body turns up the hunt is on for the killer, and the evasive Beaumont family are - rather suspiciously - no help at all...… (altro)
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Enjoyed this one more than the first in the series. The author really seems to have found his rhythm. ( )
  calenmarwen | May 29, 2023 |
Ah, the Carribean. Sun, sea and, erm, dead bodies.

Calling all Agatha Christie fans: this is a classic locked room mystery in which all the protagonists are gathered together at the end for the big reveal. Can the reader solve the mystery before the detective? Mmm, possibly. (I didn't.) If not you'll be sure to at least enjoy the drama as the pendulum swings from suspect to suspect.

-- What's it about? --

This is the third instalment in Robert Thorogood's entertaining 'Death in Paradise' series. Well, it's the third book anyway. I believe the TV series of the same name, which contains mostly the same characters, has completed three or four series of episodes now.

The story begins when Lucy Beaumont, apparently a well-off young lady from a respectable family, reports a stalker to the police. As they follow her to the scene where her stalker was last spotted, shots are fired, and it won't surprise readers when the stalker is found dead in a murder poorly disguised as a suicide.

What does surprise the police is that no-one in the Beaumont family recognises the man who has died on their property - or if they do, no-one is saying. Cue an investigation by DI Richard Poole's team into the lives of the Beaumont family and the mysterious "stalker". As Richard uncovers lie after lie he moves inexorably closer to the truth, but not before another body is found...

-- What's it like? --

Gently amusing. Very British. Full of secrets and family dramas.

Readers familiar to the series will be unsurprised to learn that DI Richard Poole still hates the tropics and persists in wearing his dark woollen suit, even when it nearly gives him sunstroke, because That is What Detective Inspectors Wear. After all, as Richard grimly instructs his subordinate officer, Camille, if we don't follow the rules, chaos will ensue. Of course, despite his best efforts to run a "normal" investigation, "chaos" of a kind is unavoidable. Richard feels constantly hampered by island life, whether that obstruction is caused by the islanders slightly lax approach to vehicle taxation, his boss' insistence that he prioritise catching a rum bootlegger over investigating an actual murder, or the lack of crucial CCTV footage (caused by an iguana chewing through some computer wires). It's life, but not as DI Richard Poole likes it.

-- What did I like? --

I really enjoyed this classic mystery story. Each of the Beaumont family has something to hide, of course, but who was the killer? How did they exit a room locked from the inside? And why did they have to die?

It's a tale of inheritance, madness and family friction peopled with the very British upper class characters and their seemingly endless ability to dissimulate.

-- Typical quotes --

On Richard's lack of racial prejudice:

'This was mainly because Richard presumed that everyone was going to be a bitter disappointment to him before he'd even met them, but his team had always acknowledged that he was at least colour-blind in his misanthropy.'

Richard's team investigates:

'Dwayne entered looking like a cat who'd not only got the cream, but had also got his hands on the cow who supplied the cream.'

-- Final thoughts --

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery and found all the revealing of secrets intriguing. I always find the typical upper class attitude of, "well, you're just a lowly policeman, you don't need to know this really pertinent fact about my family because I've decided it's not relevant," really helps to keep DI Poole's team working hard to understand motive, means and opportunity!

I was a little surprised that in a story called 'Death knocks twice' it took a good 250 pages before death did, indeed, knock twice, but this didn't detract from the fun of the storytelling.

I also really enjoyed the way all the threads were resolved by the end - and the Beaumont family unraveled!

I continue to really enjoy the series and shall await book four with anticipation, assuming poor DI Richard Poole isn't released back to the mainland anytime soon!

Cosy crime with a Caribbean twist.

Many thanks to the author and publishers for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review and a place on the blog tour. ( )
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The third murderous instalment of the Death in Paradise Mysteries is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer MurdersSeconded from rainy London to the sweltering heat of the Caribbean island of Saint Marie, DI Richard Poole would rather be having a pint at his local pub.But when a body is discovered at the Beaumont plantation, DI Poole must put aside his woes and solve the murder. Despite the fact the victim was found in a locked room holding a smoking gun, Poole is convinced this is not a suicide. When another body turns up the hunt is on for the killer, and the evasive Beaumont family are - rather suspiciously - no help at all...

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