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Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?
- Another John Pickett Mystery (John Pickett Mysteries Book 10)
- Narrated by: Joel L Froomkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
When one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been “apprenticed” to a criminal gang. The brutal murder of the pursuing constable makes the crime far more serious than a simple robbery would be - and 10-year-old Kit is linked to the crime by the toy soldier he dropped while fleeing the scene.
In spite of his tender years, he will certainly hang unless Pickett can extricate him before fellow Bow Street Runner Maxwell solves the case. For the first time in his career, Pickett is obliged to work against one of his fellows, dogging Maxwell’s steps and trying to anticipate his next move in order to get to the boy first.
Pickett’s investigation will take him back to the rookeries of London, where his own childhood was spent. But can he return to his old haunts without being pulled back into his old way of life?
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- Inishowen Cailin
- 08-12-20
An entertaining short story
I loved this little side story to John's usual mysteries and crime solving and it was something for me to enjoy while I wait for the next John Pickett audiobook! Here he has to navigate a world where he doesn't exist and the ripple effect that has on the people he loves. A Christmas Carol type story with a lovely ending.
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- Layla
- 12-12-20
Funny historical mystery
The author doesn't disappoint us in this tenth book in the series. There is a turning point for John Pickett and I am looking forward to finding out if things goes the way he planned.
This is my favourite to go to series whenever I want a laugh, and I would highly recommend it to everyone!
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- Norma Miles
- 17-12-20
" Easy not to think of money when you have plenty"
Book 10 in the ongoing John Pickett series and still the tale of romance between two widely differing classes in English Regency society has still not lost any of it's charm. This delightful and well written murder mystery continues with the juggling of niceties of a bygone era, again deliciously narrated by Joel Froomkin,. His reading is well paced and articulated and suitably English accented, everything delivered with the lightest of touches, emphasising the comedic content but never simply playing it for laughs.
This time, Brother Can You Spare a Crime? takes the reader deeper into the darker areas of John Pickett's earlier life and the more sordid side of old London. In part an historic comedy of manners, part blighted romance, all wrapped into a really good story of robbery, murder and intrigue, delivered with realistic characters and an above average narration, this is a book to be enjoyed by everyone with a delight in crime thrillers. My thanks to the rights holder not only for freely gifting me a complementary copy, via Audiobook Boom, but also, in so doing, continuing my association with the John Pickett series
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