Dan Mallett is back on another criminal investigation, using all his poaching skills to dodge being nicked for a theft from the flat of an ancient drunken aristocratic lady, but unable to offer a plausible alibi, since he had been out stealing a horse at the time. Such situations are part and parcel of Dan’s chaotic life, past banker, present poacher with all the skills of both and an ability to switch accents from suave to rural Hardyesque. Soon there is a body to explain away and a tangle of complications involve angry and antipathetic police officers, enemy gamekeepers and (some) farmers balanced by very sympathetic and helpful girls, to whom he administers all his undoubted charms without any commitment being mentioned. This time it is the young and lively owner of the horse who, by complicated means, becomes his assistant. The face at the window, however, has seen more than Dan can accept, knowing he was not where the watcher said he was. Whether he wants to be or not, Dan is forced to let his curiosity take over in order to save his skin.
One delight of the Dan Mallett books is the descriptions of nature, including poaching methods illicit even in the 1970s setting. These balance an otherwise helter-skelter plot of crazy twists; both elements keep the reader warmly entertained. The writer also has a gift for sensitive character descriptions to draw the reader into a relationship with each of them, whether positive or negative. It is through the interactions between these that most of the comedy arises, making the books excellent light entertainment. A murder series without too much noire and an inherent tolerance of human foibles is a welcome change from the current trend, however lightly Dan skates over basic morality.
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- KilbaddyReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2021
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