The Good Detective, H. R. F. Keating
The Good Detective, H. R. F. Keating
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The Good Detective

Author: H. R. F. Keating

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/1995

Synopsis

A case from his past is about to ruin Assistant Chief Constable Ned French’s career. Heather Jonas, forced into a false confession to murder after a harrowing late-night interview session with French, has now served fifteen years of her twenty-year sentence. In all that time she’s never appealed against her lot; but now, someone else has confessed, and a citizen’s rights campaigner is determined to get to the truth.Then, French gets a tip-off which could lead to the biggest coup of his working life. He is reliably informed that the notorious Corrigan cousins are masterminding a huge shipment of cocaine into Britain, and he knows where it’s going to land. Will he be able to pull off the arrest, or will the events from his past overwhelm him before he has the chance? And is he, or is he not, a good detective?

About H. R. F. Keating

H. R. F. Keating (1926–2011) wrote numerous novels as well as plays and nonfiction but is perhaps most famous for the Inspector Ghote series set in India, the first of which, The Perfect Murder, won a Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award and was made into a film by Merchant & Ivory. H. R. F. Keating was the crime books’ reviewer for the Times for fifteen years. He served as chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Society of Authors and in 1987 was elected president of the Detection Club. He was married to the actress Sheila Mitchell, had three sons and one daughter, and lived in London.

About Frederick Davidson

Frederick Davidson (1932–2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile’s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzanne on October 04, 2011

This book provides a perfect example of what I can only describe as the power of the human voice. What exactly do I mean by this? Well, to be completely honest, I feel that in its written form, the story is pretty much a mediocre read. It’s the kind of book that reads fairly quickly; keeps the reade......more

Goodreads review by AD on November 24, 2019

Pretty good to me! I was surprised to see the average rating for The Good Detective by H.R.F. Keating "only" received a 2 star rating; I thought it a fairly good read (maybe that's what 2 stars equal). Yes, it's another in the series of books from this author with similar titles, (which I didn't not......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 10, 2012

Less a mystery book than a mainstream novel about a detective, and rather good. Ned French only wants to be a good detective which sometimes leads him to do bad things. We see him struggle to redeem himself in this story. The romance is not convincing, though it is essential to French’s transformati......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on January 11, 2024

I read it as an audiobook and I suspect this was a good move as it needed something to bring it alive. As much about the detective as the crime itself.......more

Quotes

“Deeply affecting and superbly written, this is an outstanding police procedural and a moving human drama.” Booklist

“Keating writes crime fiction that refuses to pander and consistently entertains as it unfolds, enigma after enigma.” Publishers Weekly

“An outstanding police procedural and a moving human drama.” 
Emily Melton

“Davidson excels…Each book [in the series] has multiple characters, yet Davidson renders each of them distinct.” AudioFile

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