![]() ![]() Steine announced his arr Thanks to for sending me a paperback copy in exchange for an honest review * ![]() Brighton on the south coast of England is the location for ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and it begins with the re-telling of the infamous Middle Street Massacre of 1951, which brought instant fame and adulation to the newly appointed Inspector Steine (pronounced Steen). Thanks to for sending me a paperback copy in exchange for an honest review * In the first of a new series, Lynne Truss successfully blends crime with comedy to produce a highly entertaining read. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all…. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. A SHOT IN THE DARK SERIESSo it's really rather annoying when an ambitious – not to mention irritating – new Constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not ever After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. ![]()
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