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    Detective Strongoak and the Case of the Dead Elf

    By Terry Newman

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    CSI in the land of elves, but they aren’t cute and christmassy, they’re sometimes sinister, and definitely deceased…

    Private eye Nicely Strongoak is your average detective-for-hire, if your average detective is a dwarf with a Napoleon complex. In a city filled with drug-taking gnomes, goblins packing heat and a serious case of missing-persons, Strongoak might just be what’s needed.

    But things are about to turn sour. When on the trail of the vanished surfer, Perry Goodfellow, Nicely receives a sharp blow to the head, is burgled by goblins and awakes in a narcotic-induced haze on the floor of a steamwagon with an extremely deceased elf, who just happens to have Nicely’s axe wedged in his head.

    Nicely must enter the murky world of government politics if he is going to crack his toughest case yet. He’ll have to find Perry, uncover who the dead elf is and leave no cobblestone unturned…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateDec 18, 2014
    ISBN9780008101206
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    Terry Newman

    Terry Newman worked in the fashion industry for more than twenty-five years, both as an editor at i-D, Attitude, and Self Service and as a contributing writer for newspapers including the Guardian, the Independent, the Times, and the Sunday Times. She has also written and presented fashion programs in the United Kingdom for Channel 4 (She's Gotta Have It and Slave). The author of Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore (Harper Design), she has contributed to books including i-D's Fashion Now, Fashion Now 2, and Soul i-D. She currently lectures at the University for the Creative Arts in Epsom, England and lives in London with her husband and two children.

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      A twist to the genre. A jigger of classic references. Someone had to walk a mean street to do it...and dress well doing so. Well done!
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      I'm a big sucker for a good blending of mystery with other genres, so I really enjoyed this fantasy/detective mix. Mixing some classic tropes with other updated elements, the world and the characters felt familiar but fresh. The writing style is perfect for the tone of the book, characters are fun, and the plot moves along quickly. Recommended especially if you like this kind of genre mash-up.