GAME OVER, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

11 in the best-selling series starring London CID Inspector Bill Slider and his incomparable team. One of the great charms of this series is the fully-drawn private lives of the major characters, particularly Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his sidekick, the suave and way-too-debonair Jim Atherton.
Here, Slider and his very pregnant girlfriend Joanne try to find time to tie the knot before their baby is born. In typical incautious style, Jim Atherton gets tangled up with a victim's journalist daughter as they investigate the murder of a noted BBC correspondent. With friends in high places, the victim has influence from the grave.
Complicating matters are the threats Slider receives from an escaped criminal out for the ultimate revenge. For the Detective Inspector, the notion that a game is over when a felon goes to prison is not true. Now, under chilling conditions, he's got to figure out how to stop this personal threat as he investigates corruption in high places. And find time to marry Joanna, of course.
The series is compelling and best read in order. The author combines crime and police procedural with a full array of personal problems and foibles into a marvelous mix of can't-put-down tales. To date, there are 26 books. Think of the binge! It's another 5 from this prolific writer.
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