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The Night She Died (1981)

door Dorothy Simpson

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:British police detective Luke Thanet tracks a housewife's killer in the debut novel of an award-winning mystery series "in the P. D. James manner" (Kirkus Reviews).
Luke Thanet is a British police inspector with a soft heart, bad back, and bloodhound's nose for murder. When a young woman is found stabbed through the heart with a kitchen knife, Thanet and his partner, the brusque young Mike Lineham, rush to the scene. Julie Holmes lies dead in her front hall, wrapped in her overcoat, her handbag missing. The perpetrator could have been a burglar, a jealous husband, or a spurned lover. But Detective Inspector Thanet never leaps to conclusions, and always takes his time; it seems the key to finding this killer lurks twenty years in the past.

When Julie was a child, she witnessed a murderâ??a traumatic event so scarring she repressed it entirely. Thanet believes that before she died, Julie's memory came backâ??and so did the killer . . .

The first in the series featuring Inspector Thanet, a "most likable policeman," The Night She Died is a compelling procedural from an acclaimed CWA Silver Dagger winner (Yorkshire Post).

The Night She Died is the 1st book in the Inspector Thanet Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.<
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I liked the character of Luke Thanet at the start of the book. He was a conscientious and diligent inspector of Scotland Yard and was very good at solving a somewhat baffling murder. As the book went on I began to become frustrated with his condescending attitude and just wished that he would go home, have a big cuppa tea or a shot of brandy and regroup. It was the first book so perhaps the inspector is a bit overwhelmed and will come back in book#2 as a changed man with a little more tolerance for others abilities. ( )
  Carol420 | Feb 6, 2021 |
The Night She Died is the first novel in the Inspector Thanet series. A pretty housewife is found murdered in her home....a knife sticking out of her chest. She was stabbed through her coat and clothes. Her husband, supposedly returning home soon after Julie Holmes was killed, found his wife's body on the floor. As Inspector Luke Thanet begins piecing together information from Julie's last few days, he finds that this case might just be more complex than it looks. Apparently Julie was a witness to another murder 20 years before. Could it be that the killer came back after two decades to stab the only witness to a long-cold murder case? Or is it someone in Julie Holmes' present day life that killed her?

I am impressed by this book. I love a great detective story, but this one stands out from the crowd. Mostly because the Inspector is talented at his job, but not portrayed as perfect. He makes mistakes, sometimes rushes to judgement, and can be overwhelmed by his emotions at times. He's human. The story not only shows him investigating the case, but also shows how his home life supports him and offers him a haven away from it all. He loves his wife and his kids....and they try to understand when he has to be away from them. Luke Thanet is portrayed as a well-rounded, human character which gives this story depth that some detective stories just don't have.

The mystery is well-written, with plenty of suspects, intriguing plot twists and an excellent ending. It is neither too simple nor too complex to be believable. The plot seems realistic, keeping my attention throughout. Both Inspector Thanet and his new sidekick, Sergeant Mike Lineham, are likable, professional, and skilled at their jobs. They are occasionally at odds with one another, but in the end work together perfectly to solve the case.

There are 15 books in the Inspector Thanet series. The series was originally published starting back in the early 1980s, but Open Road Integrated Media is releasing new ebook versions of the novels. Before being approved to read this first ebook release by Open Road, I was unfamiliar with this series. I'm so glad I read this first book! I will definitely be reading the rest of this series!

**I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book from Open Road Media via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.**

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  JuliW | Nov 22, 2020 |
This is the first Inspector Thanet mystery I read, and unintentionally, it happens to be the first in the Thanet series. It was OK, but when I considered whether I wanted to look for more in the series or read other mysteries that I have yet to get to by authors that, for me, are more than OK, I went with the other mysteries. If I find another Thanet on a $1 cart at a used-books shop, I'll probably buy it. Actually, the best part about this book is the edition I read. It is a paperback, a tad smaller than a trade paperback, but it has a dust cover! I want to trade in the book because I won't read it again, but am tempted to keep it just because it's a cool edition of the book. ( )
  ReadMeAnother | Oct 14, 2020 |
This is the first in a series of mysteries involving Inspector Luke Thanet. I'd never heard of this series until I came across it while browsing Hoopla.

It was just...ok. Thanet was an okay character. He has a nice family, a nice home life, everything was just...nice. He does have a bad back, though. So there's that. He can also be a bit gruff, but always apologizes right after.

The mystery itself was engaging enough. A young woman is found stabbed to death in her home, and when it's discovered that she was a witness to a crime as a small child, Thanet must determine if her death is related to that past event, or if someone in her present day life is responsible.

These books were first written in the 1980's--this one originally published in 1981, and boy does it show.

I'd decided to at least read the second in the series, but after reading the preview included in the ebook I read, now I'm not so sure. It begins with Thanet's wife broaching the topic of returning to work once their youngest child starts school in six months. Thanet's internal thoughts on his wife going back to work and what it was going to mean for his ease and comfort of life kinda soured me on him.

I may check it out just to see if he cam redeem himself in my eyes. ( )
  stellar_raven | Jun 11, 2018 |
Just another mystery. ( )
  lucybrown | Sep 27, 2015 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:British police detective Luke Thanet tracks a housewife's killer in the debut novel of an award-winning mystery series "in the P. D. James manner" (Kirkus Reviews).
Luke Thanet is a British police inspector with a soft heart, bad back, and bloodhound's nose for murder. When a young woman is found stabbed through the heart with a kitchen knife, Thanet and his partner, the brusque young Mike Lineham, rush to the scene. Julie Holmes lies dead in her front hall, wrapped in her overcoat, her handbag missing. The perpetrator could have been a burglar, a jealous husband, or a spurned lover. But Detective Inspector Thanet never leaps to conclusions, and always takes his time; it seems the key to finding this killer lurks twenty years in the past.

When Julie was a child, she witnessed a murderâ??a traumatic event so scarring she repressed it entirely. Thanet believes that before she died, Julie's memory came backâ??and so did the killer . . .

The first in the series featuring Inspector Thanet, a "most likable policeman," The Night She Died is a compelling procedural from an acclaimed CWA Silver Dagger winner (Yorkshire Post).

The Night She Died is the 1st book in the Inspector Thanet Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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