Murder at the Flood » Bruce Beckham
Murder at the Flood
Murder at the Flood A STAND ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, 9 IN THE SERIES MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY WHEN LATTER DAY LOTHARIO and expert kayaker Roger Alcock disappears on the
A STAND ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, 9 IN THE SERIES MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY WHEN LATTER DAY LOTHARIO and expert kayaker Roger Alcock disappears on the night of the Great Cockermouth Flood , his attractive wife Maeve takes 24 hours longer than might reasonably be expected to notify the authorities But when Roger s A STAND ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, 9 IN THE SERIES MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY WHEN LATTER DAY LOTHARIO and expert kayaker Roger Alcock disappears on the night of the Great Cockermouth Flood , his attractive wife Maeve takes 24 hours longer than might reasonably be expected to notify the authorities But when Roger s corpse washes up on the Solway coast, a post mortem suggests his death could legitimately be classified as misadventure DI Skelgill, however engaged as a rescuer to the inundated Cumbrian town detects a sinister undercurrent that pervades the tightly knit community in which Roger Alcock moved As the floodwater recedes, reasons surface why Roger s erstwhile associates might celebrate his demise Could this be a murder of the kind that suits the innocent as well as the guilty to hold their peace Could spurned lovers and fleeced creditors and others who might benefit be acting in silent concert Jealousy, revenge, greed these are sentiments that trouble Skelgill for he realises that unless he can divine a motive, he cannot begin to ascribe a crime To penetrate the mystery he enlists a female duo, a visiting TV reporter, and the sister in law of the late Roger Alcock But are these alluring ladies simply playing him for their own devices While DS Jones is temporarily absent, Skelgill becomes doubly conflicted Barely treading water in the case, he flounders in the perpetrator s wake Can his famous sixth sense come to his rescue in time or will a second murder erase forever all trace of the killer Get A Copy Kindle Store Online StoresAudibleBarnes NobleWalmart eBooksGoogle PlayAbebooksBook DepositoryAlibrisBetter World BooksIndieBoundLibraries Or buy for Kindle Edition, 269 pages Published July 8th 2017 by Lucius More Details ASIN B06Y5MJ2LL Series Inspector Skelgill Investigates 9 Other Editions 1 All Editions Add a New Edition Combine Less Detail edit details Friend Reviews To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up Reader QA To ask other readers questions about Murder at the Flood, please sign up
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others in his rescue team, they risk life and limb to keep people safe The flooding serves as an eye opening backdrop in this mystery In the midst of all the chaos, Roger Alco With the disaster of Hurricane Harvey, this seemed like an appropriate read as Beckham details the massive storms which have led to historic flooding in the Lake District We get to see Skelgill in his other persona as a rescue worker With his boat, he heads out and rescues his aunt under horrendous conditions and, with others in his rescue team, they risk life and limb to keep people safe The flooding serves as an eye opening backdrop in this mystery In the midst of all the chaos, Roger Alcock turns up missing Alcock had set out in his kayak to go to his store and check out the damage Something of a maverick, no one seems surprised that Alcock did such a risky thing at the height of the storm but once everything calms down, there s no trace of him so Skelgill, Leyton and Jones are on the case When his body is found a few days later, the autopsy reveals that this may not have been just an accident.Again, Beckham just writes brilliantly and if I hadn t been sick, I would have read it in one sitting This is the last, so far, of the Skelgill books, but Beckham has noted that a new entry in the series should be out in early 2018 Can t wait flag 1 likeLike see review Jul 12, 2017 Amy Peck rated it it was amazing Aye Brilliantly enjoyable readingBruce Beckham s character DI Daniel Skelgill is a masterwork His proclivities and foibles make him totally unique in the British police procedural genre The depth of Skelgill s character is complemented and completed by the pair of contrasting detective sergeants his Sancho Panza and Dulcinea, if you will.Mr Beckham s dense writing style which denotes every raised eyebrow and twitched nostril and his use of Anglo Saxon to delineate characters differentiates Aye Brilliantly enjoyable readingBruce Beckham s character DI Daniel Skelgill is a masterwork His proclivities and foibles make him totally unique in the British police procedural genre The depth of Skelgill s character is complemented and completed by the pair of contrasting detective sergeants his Sancho Panza and Dulcinea, if you will.Mr Beckham s dense writing style which denotes every raised eyebrow and twitched nostril and his use of Anglo Saxon to delineate characters differentiates this series from the rest of the genre flag 1 likeLike see review Oct 11, 2017 Gary Van Cott rated it liked it 3.5 stars I read this when it came out or less The main character is interesting but there hasn t been much development in this series flag 1 likeLike see review Jan 10, 2018 Rumeur rated it it was amazing review of another edition Shelves from author I ve seen this series of books many times, listed as giveaways each time I entered I was interested in knowing what this series was like now I finally was able to find out for myself This is 9 in the DI Skelgill mystery series, but it s written well that you are able to pick , at least this book, so I m figuring that s the case with all in this series The author writes in a way that you don t need to know what the first 8 are about He gives you the information needed i I ve seen this series of books many times, listed as giveaways each time I entered I was interested in knowing what this series was like now I finally was able to find out for myself This is 9 in the DI Skelgill mystery series, but it s written well that you are able to pick , at least this book, so I m figuring that s the case with all in this series The author writes in a way that you don t need to know what the first 8 are about He gives you the information needed in order for anyone to pick up this book, fully we ll know who DI Skelgill is what type person That all being said.The story I m bad with names of characters in most all books esp last names, please don t fault author if I wreck a name A man has been found washed ashore When found, the team ofppl involved weren t really convinced it was a definite homicide It could ve just been an adventurous man, that had an accident DI Skelgill finds it to be likely this was NOT just an accident The wife of the victim didn t even come to report to police her husband was missing, until 24 hours later DI Skelgill, throughout his investigation, has found pretty much a plethora of suspects different motives but must narrow it down Book has many layers to the dead man s life the people he knew was involved with This is what makes the case hard for the detective , but also very interesting for the reader Many elements for motives Lies, deceit, jealousy, greed etc but it s the detectives job to figure out the who why of Roger s death This is what makes the book so good because there are quite a few people he must clear or keep on his possible suspect list until he can further investigate backgrounds of how they knew Roger, what part they took in his life possibly his death The detective perseveres through a laundry list of suspects motives until he finally comes to his conclusion the killer is foundI was very curious about this series am very happy to have been able to read a book from it would definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves an in depth type murder mystery This wasn t an easy mystery to solve due to the many players of characters the dead man knew or had contact with If you are the type for a good murder mystery, this series will fulfill that for sure The author also pre story has a page of terms he uses to help the reader understand I ll admit, although it s written in English, it s not USA English it took me some getting used to terms, phrases, even small different spellings, than us English of course, 5he author cannot be faulted for this either as this is how his English is he s aware there are differences, thus he put in a glossary type page, prior to reading the book, for readers to understand what is being talked about, but it s not all that hard to figure out, as you read, you start to know these terms as if it s what you are used toWell written, multi layered, interesting, puzzling all the elements that make for a good mystery The death of Roger could ve easily been written off as an accident, but not with DI Skelgill, the author, as the leads I found it a quite good mystery I d like to thank the author for allowing me a chance to finally be a DI Skelgill mystery reader it was a delight reading the book I feel part of an exclusive club now, who has been part of this adventurous murder mystery type , although I m positive there are many DI Skelgill fans out there reading this series since it s 9 I ll be on the lookout for books in this series and or other books written by this author I believe it takes him well researched time to write just 1 book The many layers involved alone, has me knowing he doesn t just knock these books out in a few weeks or a month Very well written flag Like see review Apr 03, 2018 LeAnne rated it liked it This one only gets 3 stars from me because it was a slow read, taking forever to get to the meat of the mystery Inspector Skelgill seemed to sleepwalk through it until the very end when finally the action picked up A man takes off in his kayak supposedly to check on his store as the rivers converged and flooded the town He is spotted once, then gone, never to be seen again until he is found drowned in sea water, not river water The suspicion is that he may have planned to disappear from hi This one only gets 3 stars from me because it was a slow read, taking forever to get to the meat of the mystery Inspector Skelgill seemed to sleepwalk through it until the very end when finally the action picked up A man takes off in his kayak supposedly to check on his store as the rivers converged and flooded the town He is spotted once, then gone, never to be seen again until he is found drowned in sea water, not river water The suspicion is that he may have planned to disappear from his financial troubles The story goes back and forth to the people in the town as Skelgill interviews them, then interviews them again and again The writer doesn t leave many clues until the last chapter when we learn what Skelgill suspected I have read six out of this series so far, so one out of six isn t badjudging by the other reviews of this story, I am in the minority I do recommend this series though if you like British lake country with a touch of Cumbrian accents and a smart, cagey Inspector flag Like see review Oct 13, 2018 Daniel rated it it was ok Felt slow, really had to focus to keep getting through it I liked the characters and the local language Lot s of activity happening behind the scenes but not talked about I am pretty sure Skelgill had a couple of affairs but it was like turning the page led to the next day or a different scene as if nothing happened I would sear he got roofied by the reporter and they might have been heading to sleeping together but the next page has him going fishing with an extraordinary hangover oh wel Felt slow, really had to focus to keep getting through it I liked the characters and the local language Lot s of activity happening behind the scenes but not talked about I am pretty sure Skelgill had a couple of affairs but it was like turning the page led to the next day or a different scene as if nothing happened I would sear he got roofied by the reporter and they might have been heading to sleeping together but the next page has him going fishing with an extraordinary hangover oh well 2 1 2 flag Like see review Aug 31, 2017 Rebecca Hock rated it it was amazing I received a copy of this book, Murder at the Flood through GoodReads I have read quite quite a few mystery books, especially those set in Europe Yet somehow I had never read anything by Bruce Beckham I thoroughly enjoyed this book it kept my interest from the first page until the very last page I would highly recommend that others read this book You will not be disappointed I liked it so much that I will be looking for the other books in the Inpector Skelgill series of books flag Like see review Nov 04, 2018 Jean rated it it was amazing Wow That first chapter I always enjoy my interaction with DI Skelgill Another first class mystery , just as one would expect.I have never been disappointed in this any of this series.I m getting very enthusiastic about the Lake District , fishing and the use of a Kelly Kettle , not to mention bacon butties flag Like see review Apr 29, 2018 Sue Middleton rated it it was amazing Well done SkelgillSkelgill appears to have his usual attraction for the ladies working in his favour in this continuing saga A really good who dunnit, keeping you guessing right through to the end I really enjoyed the twists in this story and the change of scenery, but with the underlying attraction between Skelgill and Jones A must read if you like this genre of books flag Like see review Oct 02, 2018 karla mccamish rated it really liked it Mystery with the British touch I enjoy mysteries and Scottish tales, although I think the setting is near the boarders The description of weather, temperaments, and cuppa gave me the Scottish touch The plot was fully developed It was one of several endings I had come up with Characters were developed into personalities Enjoyed the read flag Like see review Sep 24, 2018 Yvonne rated it did not like it Highly GoopUnreadable, so ridiculous it was maddening Difficult to make heads or tails of anything going on Guess I just can t overcome the language barrier The first chapter was so convoluted I didn t attempting to read further Not for me flag Like see review Sep 23, 2018 Mary Rowe rated it liked it Quirky Homicide InvestigationDistinctly local story set in a specific geographic area of Great Britain subject to floods and devastation, with the disappearance of an errant husband in the midst of a torrential downpour the beginning of this investigation flag Like see review Jan 28, 2019 Anne Turnley rated it it was amazing Terrific police mysteryUse of the local dialect adds interest to this murder mystery The chief detective, addressed as guv, is a local who loves fishing He uses fishing techniques to solve the mystery flag Like see review Aug 21, 2017 Betty rated it liked it Am definitely hooked on Inspector Dan Skelgill now even though I sometimes find the reading doesn t go smoothly because of the Cumbrian accents and the present tense Can t wait for the release of the next one in the series which they tell me will be in January of 2018 flag Like see review Dec 28, 2018 Thomas Mihalchick rated it it was amazing A nice differenceThe detective in this book works at a slow and plodding pace, reminding me of Colombo I liked that he s not a young handsome devil may care rebel It s worth sticking with the story to the end flag Like see review Oct 16, 2018 Judith Johnson rated it it was ok Did not enjoy.I did not enjoy this book It was difficult to follow and in some instances hard to understand Perhaps it is because the author wrote in an English, Scottish, sometimes Cockney method flag Like see review Jul 31, 2017 Lynne J Edleson rated it it was amazing Love this series Good charactersgood plotsgood setting Highly recommended this series and am looking forward to the next one Maybe someday I ll get to visit that part of England flag Like see review Aug 09, 2017 Candace rated it it was amazing Shelves detective I just finished reading Murder at the Flood I enjoyed it very much I don t want to give anything away so I will just say it was great I will be waiting patiently for the next book flag Like see review Aug 30, 2017 Kathleen rated it really liked it review of another edition A well crafted mystery with a strong setting that is almost a character in iyself Loved the prologue on embarrassing British place names flag Like see review Sep 26, 2018 daisy riddle rated it it was amazing A pleasure to read I enjoy the DI Skelgill series, eloquent descriptive language, a good plot running through with believable characters, what could you ask flag Like see review Jan 20, 2019 John rated it it was amazing I don t know why but I really enjoy reading this series of books The characters are great The stories are fun I am looking forward to reading Good stuff flag Like see review Jan 21, 2019 Gaye Lemm rated it liked it Hard to followI respect the author for , from what that I can I understand the accuracy of places and knowledge of the area But it was a hard read and boring flag Like see review Sep 23, 2018 Laskaliz rated it it was amazing Loved itGreat characters Interesting narrative The plot is goodWhat I enjoyed the most is the twisting and turning of the story flag Like see review Nov 29, 2017 Alan rated it it was amazing Excellent read flag Like see review Chris rated it it was amazing Oct 11, 2017 Lisa Marie La Framboise rated it really liked it Mar 24, 2018 Connie E Arthur rated it it was amazing Nov 08, 2018 Peggy Castillo 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Murder at the Flood » Bruce Beckham
Bruce Beckham
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Bruce Beckham is an award winning copywriter and author A resident of Great Britain, he has travelled and worked in over 60 countries He is published in both fiction and non fiction, and a member of the Society of Authors.He enjoys a variety of genres, and his works to date include crime fiction, adult fiction, and the acclaimed suspense novel, The Dune.Under the pen name Lee Thatcher, he is aut Bruce Beckham is an award winning copywriter and author A resident of Great Britain, he has travelled and worked in over 60 countries He is published in both fiction and non fiction, and a member of the Society of Authors.He enjoys a variety of genres, and his works to date include crime fiction, adult fiction, and the acclaimed suspense novel, The Dune.Under the pen name Lee Thatcher, he is author of the children s novel, The Adventures of Pearl and Dean, aimed at 8 11 year olds.He is the originator of the Detective Inspector Skelgill Investigates series 1 Murder in Adland, 2 Murder in School, 3 Murder on the Edge, 4 Murder on the Lake, 5 Murder by Magic, 6 Murder in the Mind, 7 Murder at the Wake, 8 Murder in the Woods, 9 Murder at the Flood, 10 Murder at Dead Crags, 11 Murder Mystery Weekend and 12 Murder on the Run Murder on the Midnight Express 13 is scheduled for publication in July 2019.You are welcome to contact Bruce directly through the message system or via his publisher, at this address lucius ebooks liveFeel free to send a friend request or click follow to receive updates of free Kindle downloads and giveaways
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