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title: "Death Watch (A Detective Shaw Mystery)"
brand: "jim kelly"
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# Death Watch (A Detective Shaw Mystery)

**Brand:** jim kelly
**Price:** € 15.46
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- **What is this?** Death Watch (A Detective Shaw Mystery) by jim kelly
- **How much does it cost?** € 15.46 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Victims most vulnerable - 4+
  

*by B***) on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016*

A particularly gruesome murder scene (a refuse oven) starts this superb crime novel and it just gets better from there.  The setting is a small English town and an even smaller, grimier part of that town, where life is tough under the best of circumstances.  The first death in the story leads to others, largely of vagrants and druggies.  The reasons for the subsequent murders are skillfully but achingly slow to come out, as  much bang is reserved for the ending of the book.What sets this crime novel aside from the average is the depth of the characters and the complexity of the plot.  It reminded me very much of Ruth Rendell's writing.  I will definitely try some of Kelly's other books.

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    Among the best
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2011*

I read a load of Mystery books. I prefer the British series mostly l think as l am orginally from London. I wish l could put my finger on what sets some of the best writers apart from others. What l do know that is that you can tell almost instantly that some one has it or doesn't. Jim Kelly has it. His new series (this is the second one. Death wore White is the first), has two very interesting main characters, DI Shaw and DS Valentine. One is the up and coming star the other looking for redeption. I would compare his talent to the like of Elizabeth George and P.D. James. Clear writing and clever plots. I personally prefer to read series books in order so l'd recommend Death Wore White first but both books are complete within themselves. I sure hope this is just the beginning of a long set.

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    Death Watch
  

*by D***. on Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012*

I enjoyed this book.  It has an involved, complex plot.  I am a fan of P.D. James who also writes complex involved plots, although the similarities end there.  I think Mr. Kelly has evolved favorably as a writer, and he continues to do do.  I easily felt empathy for many of the characters, and especially liked the development of D.S. Valentine.  Shaw's anxiety about his eyesight was done realistically too.  The real art of writing is connecting with the reader, without pandering to the popular view.  Valentine and I are about same age, and while I don't smoke or drink, Kelly nailed the perceptions of the mindset of men approaching sixty.  I will continue to read Mr. Kelly's books as they are published.

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