Posts labeled Garrick Jones
Review - Bridge at the Beach by Garrick Jones
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Clyde is enjoying an afternoon at the beach with some friends, including Detective Sergeant Mark Dioli, when word comes that Mark is needed at the scene of a murder. Two married couples are found dead in a flat near the beach, apparently in the middle of a bridge game. The detective ends up consulting Clyde since one couple was known to him when Clyde was on the force. The husband was a thief Clyde had arrested several times before the man struck it rich and opened a jewelry shop.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime
Review - My Name Is Jimmy by Garrick Jones
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Australian Jimmy and his best friend, Sandy, grew up together and are closer than brothers. At the start of World War II, the two enlisted. Jimmy got sent to Ceylon and then on to India and Southeast Asia. Sandy is posted to Darwin but then killed in the first big Japanese bombing in February 1942. After the war, Jimmy goes to Darwin to find out what happened to his friend.
Review - The Road to Montepulciano by Garrick Jones
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time.
Review - The Grocer's Son by Garrick Jones
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Clyde's latest case comes very close to home. His young friend and one-time lover, Harley, comes to Clyde with a strange story. Harley and his mother were in the market one day when they were accosted by a man claiming to be his mother's brother, who was hanged for murder 20 years before. He also says that he is Harley's real father. The young man's mother faints, and the stranger disappears before he can answer any questions.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime
Review - The Gilded Madonna by Garrick Jones
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Clyde returns from a vacation to Melbourne with Harry to find a photo of him and some of his friends from his days in North Africa during World War II delivered to his office. It's the first of several clues that draws Clyde into two seemingly unrelated cases. One is the kidnapping of two children off the street. The other is the re-emergence of a serial killer from Clyde's old days on the police force.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime
Review - The Cricketer's Arms by Garrick Jones
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WWII Army veteran Clyde Smith quit the Sydney police force three months ago so he wouldn't have to put with the corruption that meant he didn't know who he could trust. He's making a modest living as a freelance journalist and private investigator. One day his ex-partner, and former lover, Sam, shows up with news of a strange murder that someone seems to want Clyde's help solving. As Clyde digs into the investigation, he uncovers a complex web entangling gay men, the Italian mob, drugs, and match-fixing.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime