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  • Blackstone and the Great Game

  • The Blackstone Detective Series, Book 2
  • By: Sally Spencer
  • Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
  • Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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By: Sally Spencer
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Summary

A series of kidnappings seemed like straightforward, run-of-the-mill crimes at first, but Inspector Sam Blackstone soon realises they are anything but. 

This gang is so ruthless that it shocks even the hardened London criminal underworld. And it is plain to Blackstone that this is just a preliminary skirmish - that the gang ultimately intends to play for much larger stakes. But Blackstone's problems are only just beginning. 

When the son of the visiting Maharajah of Chandrapore is taken in a full-on ambush, Blackstone realises that the previous kidnappings were just practice for a plot that impacts not only Britain, but it’s whole Empire. Blackstone finds himself caught up in a game of cat and mouse, frantically trying to pin down the loose threads to find the lost prince before it’s too late.

©2019 Sally Spencer (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

“Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” (Publishers Weekly)

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Old fashioned adventure story but beware the language

Although the central character Blackstone is a police inspector this is more a tale of derring-do with some simplistic political background.

Blackstone is an attractive protagonist with an interesting back story, a good brain and an engaging manner. I would happily read more about him.

What prevents it from being simply being a good yarn is the racist language the author gives to the villains. It is clear the words are being used to show just how bad they are but the author really did not need to use what are some of the worst racist words quite so often. A few times would have conveyed the impression. I was constantly flinching. I can deplore the use of these in books written decades ago but can accept that the language is of its time. I am surprised at a present day author using them and at the publisher allowing it.

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