A Death in Paradise Mystery 4 Books Collection Set By Robert Thorogood (Murder in the Caribbean, Death Knocks Twice, The Killing Of Polly Carter & A Meditation on Murder)

I've never seen the TV programmes but am enjoying the books. I find it difficult to put the book down at the end of a chapter wanting to know what is happening next,

I bought these as a gift and they were very much appreciated. New products delivered in great time for a fan of the author, who is enjoying the read.

We loved every one of these Richard Poole books and can't get enough of him - he is a truly great detective character who is entertaining and poignantly maladjusted, as well as a whizz at crime scene puzzle solving. Camille and Dwayne are entertaining characters too, and the island of St Marie always provides an immersive setting. The books are even better than the early series of Death in Paradise because we get to meet some of his family and there is more detail on island life. They also kept us in a state of puzzlement until the end - the identity of the murderer is genuinely unfathomable, in all except the last volume in the series where we finally managed to figure it all out ahead of the denouement. Please write more Richard Poole! But also please find a decent proof-reading editor that at least manages to get the character name of who is speaking correct. These mistakes are common in all of the books and are annoyingly disruptive.

A good set of books for fans of the original Death in Paradise series characters. Good, well thought out who-done-its, set in the wonderful Caribbean. I have given 4 stars as the books could do with more proof reading in places but that should not detract from giving them a go.

Great set of books. Good stories Will pass on to my mum. They're covers are appealing. Reasonable priced.

These books are superb , unable to put down and great murder mysteries . If you like Death in Paradise then you must buy these

Loved every moment reading these. Always said Ben Miller left far too early in the tv series so it was great to enjoy what could have been if he had stayed in these books, they have a good balance of humour and mystery, as you would expect and would totally recommend these to anyone who enjoys the tv show. The only criticism is that there isn’t more books to enjoy

Let me start with the good news: If you enjoyed the TV series “Death in Paradise”, you will certainly enjoy these books. Offering more mysteries for D.I. Richard Poole to solve, these are page turning books that create the same atmosphere as you get in the show. However, for someone like me (and certainly for someone like D.I. Poole) there are a lot of grammatical flaws and misunderstanding of certain idioms. To begin with, the author, Robert Thorogood, does not know the difference between “who” and “whom” and he defaults to “who” exclusively. Even the TV series saw Richard Poole using “whom” correctly when the occasion called for it. Like many more of us, Mr. Thorogood does not know what “begging the question” means. It refers to circular reasoning; it does not mean “raising the question”. Less forgivable is hearing our D.I. wanting someone to prove their innocence. Surely a senior police-officer would understand the basics of the criminal justice system. You cannot prove a negative – in other words, you cannot prove that you did NOT do something; all you can do is prove that you could not have done it (establish an alibi) or prove that someone else did do it. Finally, I doubt if Richard’s father, himself a retired senior police officer, would use the word “invite”, when he meant “invitation”. While it would be unfair to blame Mr Thorogood for these issues – he is busy telling the story - the editorial staff at Harper Collins should certainly proof-read his output more closely. But, in the final analysis, these are really entertaining books.

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