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Death Duty - An Inspector Mowgley Murder Mystery (Paperback)
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Death Duty - An Inspector Mowgley Murder Mystery (Paperback)
Series: Inspector Mowgley Murder Mysteries, 1
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DEATH DUTY is the first Inspector Mowgley murder mystery. The main
character Jack is a cynical, world-weary, anti-authority and
otherwise decidedly maverick CID officer. But as readers will
discover, Jack Mowgley is very different from any other literary
plainclothes policeman. For instance, he sleeps on a defunct
lightship, drives a terminally ill Lada and has 'ACAB' (All Coppers
Are Bastards) tattooed on his knuckles? He gets booze and baccy
supplies by smuggling them through the continental ferry port he is
supposed to be keeping free of crime? It is a mystery to other
officers in the force how Jack Mowgley reached the rank of
Detective Inspector and came to be in charge of policing the port.
Some reckon the Ferry King has something juicy on his superiors, in
particular the irascible Chief Superintendent Sidney 'Gloria'
Mundy. The setting for DEATH DUTY is 1999, with the world on the
brink of a new millennium. Jack Mowgley, it is commonly agreed, is
on the brink of enforced early retirement. Or worse. Attitudes are
changing, and those in authority think officers like Mowgley have
no part to play in the Modern Police Force. Without doubt, Jack
Mowgely is caught in a time-warp with regard to policing policies
and procedures, and PC he most definitely ain't. A painful divorce
resulted in our flawed hero being dispossessed of his home in
Hampshire and lumbered with the crippling mortgage on a pretentious
ruin in Normandy. It does not lessen the pain that his wife
insisted on buying La Cour ('The Yard') before running off with its
suave French vendor. At least. Mowgley reflects in a positive pub
moment, owning the expensive ruin means he can call himself Mowgley
of the Yard. The only woman in Jack Mowgley's life is CID Sergeant
Catherine McCarthy. As well as his official bag-carrier, she is
Mowgley's confidante, bringer of solace, and fierce protector from
his host of detractors and those who would bring him down. She is
also the only person who can keep up with him in the pub. To others
in the force, she is a strikingly attractive but sometimes prickly
officer. To Mowgley, she is his mate Melons...and he is the only
human being on earth allowed to call her that. DEATH DUTY opens as
Melons arrives in the scrap yard which is Mowgley's current abode
to report on a tragedy. A woman passenger has disappeared from the
deck of a ferry on a night crossing to Cherbourg. As the case
develops, Mowgley and his assistant uncover increasing evidence
that this is anything but a straightforward death at sea... WHAT
THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT MOWGLEY: "I was totally absorbed as the tale
unfolded. Not so much by the plot, but by waiting for the next
assault on political correctness." "Our hero is no Bergerac and
thank goodness for that. Mowgley is refreshingly sordid and I was
secretly pleased to find he has absolutely no redeeming
characteristics. "PC he most certainly ain't - and the tale is much
the better for it."THE MAIN MAN Name: John ('Jack') Mowgley Rank:
Detective Inspector (just) D.O.B.: 31.1.50 Height: 5ft 11 inches
Weight: 16-17 stone (depending) Body shape: Lumpy Distinguishing
Features: 'ACAB' tattooed on fingers of left hand. Scar on right
temple. Frequently broken nose. Right earlobe mislaid.
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