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The Reckoning
The Reckoning: A John Madden Novel by the Author of River of Darkness | Rennie Airth
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Inspector John Maddenwho debuted in River of Darknessreturns in a gripping postWorld War II murder mystery On a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable family doctor is killed in the same mannerand with the same gun. What is the connection? Scotland Yards Detective Inspector Billy Styles and local detective Vic Chivers are baffled until a letter from Gibson is discovered that might shed some light on the casea letter concerning former Scotland Yard detective John Madden. Despite Maddens legendary memory, he has no recollection of meeting Gibson or any idea of what their relationship might have been. Madden is happily retired from police work, but agrees to help his former protg Styles and the clues they uncover only deepen the mystery. When a third man is killed in a similar fashion, Madden and Styles find themselves in a race against time to find the killer before another man ends up dead. A smart, intricately plotted mystery, this is the fourth title in the critically acclaimed and much loved John Madden series.
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Booksnchill
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I found this as an audio on Scribd not realizing it was the 4th of a series but I had no problems following the characters. It is 1947 and there have been a series of execution type murders. Former Scotland Yard Inspector John Madden‘s name came up in an unsent letter from one of the victims and he is consulted. Loved the characters, the plot was good and the narration was excellent- it is post war Britain coming to terms- I will now read #1! 4⭐️

robinb Not familiar with this series...I need to check it out! 👍 4y
Booksnchill @robinb great so far- book 6 just came out in the US👍 4y
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PatriciaU
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The best thing about Airth's John Madden books are the characters, and this one is no exception. We see more of Billy Styles and Lily Poole here, which is good. However, the plot was somewhat predictable, even though the suspect's backstory was very good. While I enjoyed this one, it doesn't have the whipsmart characterizations or unbearable tension of River of Darkness.

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PatriciaU
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This just became available in my library download queue, so it's going to the top of the TBR pile. Not sure how I missed this one when it was first published. IMHO, Airth's John Madden series would be an excellent Masterpiece Mystery.

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