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"Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John “Slim” Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer.
The man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood’s family name and send the patriarch to prison.
There’s only one problem.
Dennis Sharp is dead, killed by Ozgood himself.
In search of answers, Slim moves to the remote rural hamlet of Scuttleworth in the Devonshire countryside, where he will confront demons both from within and without in his most challenging case yet.
The Games Keeper is the third book in the Slim Hardy Mystery series. While the stories follow a rough sequence, they can be read in any order. "
The Slim Hardy books are thrillers. I have talked about the first two books; The Man by the Sea and The Clockmaker's Secret in previous posts.
Slim doesn't have an office or steady clientele. His military history haunts him. Once again Slim is down on his luck but when his friend recommends him for an investigative job he pulls it together and heads to Scuttleworth, a small village. Scuttleworth has lots of undesirables, and lots of people that don't appreciate Slim opening up old wounds. Is Dennis Sharp dead or isn't he. Who is leaving things on the porch of his rented cottage? Who is breaking in and snooping around his notes? Who is sneaking around in the woods? There seems to be something irregular at the plant owned by Ozgood. Seems like Ozgood runs the town and some people are not too fond of him. As Slim gets closer to finding out who the blackmailer is, he has a few near misses.
There are lots of twists and turns, a surprise ending. The story is fast paced and a page turner.
I can't wait to see where Slim goes next.
Book four is in the works!
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