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The Cutters' Tale: Prequal to the Uncover Policeman (Rags to Riches) Kindle Edition

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

This story involves some of the characters introduced in the first story in the Rags to Riches series, The Uncovered Policeman. It is a standalone story. It tells the tale of some of the events that occur before we meet “The Undercover Policeman.”

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01D0NLL2O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edward Yeoman; 1st edition (March 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 471 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 15 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

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Ted Bun
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I was born in London, lived most of my life in the south of England. I only say that to excuse writing with a Sarff Lundin accint.

After a lifetime of not knowing what to do, RAF Officer, TV delivery driver, medical rep, trainer, computer guy … I'd even spent three summers running a naturist resort in Portugal. I decided to try something new and retired.

Lying by the pool in the South of France, a story started to take shape in my mind. Then the days got shorter, and the evenings longer, and I started to type. The string of random words turned into “The Uncovered Policeman.” Writing this story, I met the central characters, Bea being the most important. She nagged me into telling what turned into a series of 12 light, cosy romances with a cast of pleasant happy people, with quirky characters.

The New House trilogy, about a couple's first year of retirement in France, followed. “Almost a Year in Occitanie” - No, it is not autobiographical. OK, not very autobiographical.

More recently, Crooke and Loch launch their careers, solving mysteries and crimes in “The Summer of '71” and in a series of follow-up stories spanning the 1970s.

2020 marked the debut of another character … Melody. A lady of a certain age, a generous size and blinding intelligence, who first appears in "Problems and Passions."

The darkness of the great lockdown inspired some darker tales, for example "After The Event." As well as a few more escapist ones, such as "When The Music Stops" featuring the delightful Juliet Evans the singing solicitor

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
    This is promoted as a short story. It really isn't. It is more like a Preamble, Preface, or Background material for the Uncovered Policeman Series. It is very good for what it is, providing lots of exposition and back-story that leads into the Series. But it would be much better if it were an actual Prequel with an extended plot, lots more character development, dialogue, and a theme of its own. As it is, readers who love the Series will like it if they read it after the other books. But it will seem too short and incomplete to someone who is trying to read it first. Ted is an excellent writer of fiction, and it will be an excellent prequel if he decides to turn it into one.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2021
    I'm glad I read this before diving into the Rags to Riches series. It's a fine stage-setter, a good introduction to some characters, an easy enjoyable read. A bonus was the football talk at the start, as I'm a huge fan of Premier League and the like even though I'm a (nudist) Yank! Tally ho to the rest of the series; this is going to be fun!
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016
    need to read earlyer books
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017
    This is a quick concise backstory on the owners of Eden Gardens.It might make you want to buy a lottery ticket.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017
    This is the first I have read in the series. A very enjoyable, realistic, yet quick introduction to the series. I very much enjoyed it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016
    well written
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
    This short essay offers a prelude to book 1. Some of the material in this essay appears in book 1. Probably, best read as a supplement to book 1.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Mifiman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Too short a story for the price
    Reviewed in Germany on May 30, 2020
    Nice to read, at least for readers familiar with the uncovered policeman. But those readers, at least those who bought all 11 books, should get this tiny piece of a short story for free. To short regarding the money amazon.de asks for it.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking introduction
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2017
    I've enjoyed the Rags to Riches series. This prequel will help the next generation of readers to u understand how it all started. Well done Ted.
  • Ruth's Mum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2017
    A short prequel to the Uncovered Policeman book. Quietly entertaining and explaining how the Cutters came to be running the setting of the Uncovered Policeman's case!
  • Charles Bodicoat
    5.0 out of 5 stars another great story, filling in the back story to the ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2016
    another great read, nicely filling in the back story to the camp owners, who feature in the main story, and very nicely dovetailing into the main story as well
  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2016
    No bones to a very short tale.

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