The Dead Don't Boogie
Book description
A missing teenage girl should be an easy job for Dominic Queste - after all, finding lost souls is what he does best. But wouldn't it be better sometimes if lost souls just stayed that way? Jenny Deavers is trouble. She's being hunted, and for the people tracking her, murder…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Dead Don't Boogie as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Crime novels can often take themselves too seriously, but a fair proportion of Scottish crime writing tends to buck this trend.
Douglas Skelton has several novels that, while dealing with unsavory, violent characters and deadly situations, make us laugh with the sheer joy of witty dialogue and the blackest of black humor.
This book is one of these (even the title makes me smile!). The fast pace, quick-fire jokes, and knowing references to film noir of the 40s and 50s make this a compulsive, entertaining page-turner.
From Les' list on diversity of Scottish crime writing.
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