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The Whitby Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery Book 6) by [J. R. Ellis]

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A murder with three witnesses. But one of them doesn’t believe what she saw…

Halloween, Whitby. DCI Jim Oldroyd’s daughter Louise is in town with friends for a goth festival. But their visit to an escape room ends in bloody murder when one of the group stabs his girlfriend and flees the scene. It’s a crime with three witnesses—but Louise refuses to take what she saw at face value.

Oldroyd and DS Carter are called in to solve the case, assisted from the sidelines by Louise. But the closer they investigate, the more complex the web of deceit appears. This is no straightforward crime of passion.

With a violent murderer on the loose, it’s only a matter of time before they strike again. And this time it’s personal. Oldroyd must expose the truth, protect his daughter and stop the horror before it’s too late.

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27 May 2021
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John R. Ellis has lived in Yorkshire for most of his life and has spent many years exploring Yorkshire’s diverse landscapes, history, language and communities. He recently retired after a career in teaching, mostly in further education in the Leeds area. In addition to the Yorkshire Murder Mystery series, he writes poetry, ghost stories and biography. He has completed a screenplay about the last years of the poet Edward Thomas and a work of faction about the extraordinary life of his Irish mother-in-law. He is currently working on his memoirs of growing up in a working-class area of Huddersfield in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (27 May 2021)
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I have lived in Yorkshire for most of my life and write murder mysteries set in the varied landscapes and communities of the county. I began writing after I retired from a teaching career, mostly in further education. I am a member of a writers' group in Otley near Leeds and we publish anthologies of our work. I also write poetry and short stories, coming second in both categories at the 2018 Saltaire Writer's Competition. I am interested in biographical writing and am working on my memoirs of growing up in Huddersfield in the 1950s and 1960s and on researching the extraordinary life of my Irish mother-in-law whose son was sent to Australia as part of the child migrant scheme

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Anglo-français purist

J.R. Ellis needs to buy a Thesaurus and a Dictionary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2021

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The prose is this book is turgid, clunky, repetitive and Americanised, and the pace is painfully slow. A group of friends once, maybe, but three times on one page?! And so it went on, and even Oldroyd referred to his two sergeants as a group once! The secondary plot added absolutely nothing to the main story, and does the reader need to told over and over again that Whitby jet is black? Anyone would think the writer was being paid by the word, but he's certainly no Charles Dickens.
There is a pretty big plot hole about three-quarters of the way through which no-one seems to have picked up on, not even the brilliant Oldroyd. So the author also needs an editor along with the reference books!
It would be sufficient to read the first and the last chapters to understand the whole story. I've read all the books in this series, and none of them are page-turners, but this is definitely the worst - and the last I shall buy.

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Lizzy

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2021

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I enjoyed the earlier books in this series, so I was looking forward to reading this. Oh, what a disappointment. Clunky writing, repetitive, we don’t need at least three characters describing a scene, action etc to the reader, just telling us once is enough. I can’t believe that this book is written by the same author, it is so amateurish. An editor is needed here.

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Janner

Not the usual standard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2021

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The story line just didn't flow like his other books. The clues that Oldroyd followed seemed to come only from his instincts no real evidence. The culmination was rushed and appeared to to be made to fit the crime without any real story. His daughter Louise does not come across as the strong character that the author keeps saying through her father and people who know her says she is. I didn't get into this book and it wasnt one that i didn't want to put down.I hope the next book is back to his uaual standard.

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Chronos v Coalemus

Unrealistic and a thin plot. Spoiler Alert within the review.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2022

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Where do I start with this review? I have read all the previous books in the series and enjoyed them as a means of escapism. I am Yorkshire born and bred so I like the settings. This book, is far below the standard of the others, not even the fabulous town of Whitby can save it. The author has no idea about police procedure, he clearly has never heard of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and he has no understanding of how police teams operate. I can forgive some of that because it’s a work of fiction, and every day police work and procedure would be very boring for most people, but surely there has to be some research done and an attempt at authenticity? No senior police officer would allow another officer to have any part investigating a case involving a member of his family, and to allow him to go to another police area with a sergeant to do so is absolutely ridiculous. Who was supposed to be doing Oldroyd’s work in Harrogate in his absence, along with that of the sergeant? Oldroyd is held up to be some kind of genius, held in awesome esteem by his junior officers, yet his interview technique is appalling. He doesn’t interview a suspect, he just tells them his own theories, and they crack and confess all due to his ‘superior intellect and insight’. What a load of rubbish. The author is not alone in writing like this, most detective fiction writers do. Why they insist on having a uniformed officer in the room whilst detectives interview suspects is beyond me. It never happened in the 30 years I was in the police where I served as both a uniformed officer, detective and a senior officer, but as I say, it’s fiction. However, it’s frustrating when the basic police procedures and relationships are set aside. There is rarely any mention of the detective constables the two detective sergeants are there to supervise. There wouldn’t be two DS’s working solely with a DCI. The whole rank structure is askew, and it wouldn’t take much effort to find out how a general CID office operates. The plot in this book is paper thin and overall it was a disappointment. By far the worst faux pas is Oldroyd interviewing the suspect who has also tried to kill his (Oldfield’s) daughter. This just would not happen, it would jeopardise the whole investigation and would leave the police wide open to accusations of malpractice etc. Even in the world of fiction, I find this to be unbelievable. I enjoyed the other books in the series because the plots were different from the tedious outpouring usually on offer, but this one just doesn’t work for a number of reasons. What a complicated, ridiculous chain of events to steal a painting. Morton could have just burgled the flat or arranged someone else to do it for him, rather than needlessly killing three people. Of course, the author has taken a plot from a classic piece of literature and woven it into his own offering purely to enable his DCI to recognise the similarities and lead him to solving the case. Certainly not this author’s best, but I’ll read the next one in the series as I find the police set up completely laughable, but entertaining nonetheless.

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kazzieb

Another instalment of this brilliant series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2021

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This is the 6th instalment of the Yorkshire murder mysteries and I've loved every single one of them. The characters are well rounded and develop with each book. You can also tell that the author knows and loves the settings so well.
The only downside for me was that the murder itself seemed familiar, so I worked out early on the how, and then the who, but like any good book, you get drawn into the characters. I've given the book 5 stars simply because I couldn't put it down. I've already pre ordered the next book in the series and am delighted that it comes out just before Christmas!

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tamzin

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2021

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I have enjoyed all these books to date, but this was certainly not the usual standard. Firstly, procedurly, no police officer would be allowed to investigate when his daughter was so heavily involved, so that started off on the wrong foot for me. Secondly, the plot was painfully thin and very evident once you knew the “secret” of the room. Given there was a nice twist with a theft which explained the reasoning. Difficult to say more really without giving anymore away for those who have not read the book. On the plus side I liked the personal development of the main character, and the very interesting facts about Whitby and the Goth weekend, having visited when Goth weekend was taking place. I would still like to read more in this series so hope there is more to come, but more like the earlier books.

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Moorhead 25

Interesting Plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2021

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I have read all of J R Ellis books and enjoyed them. I am only 35% of the way through the story and it is beginning to get more interesting. I thought it a bit slow to get going but that is me having just read a really fast moving story before this.
I like JR Ellis, he writes stories that includes towns and place that are very familiar to me so I must admit to placing myself in these areas. In this current book set in Whitby he describes places and streets that we have walked up many times in the past so it does bring the story to life. I am looking forward to the story unraveling.

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