The Final Round by Bernard O'keeffe
A first-class mystery Bernard O Keeffe is on a roll to the big time. - The Daily Mail. Perfect comfort reading. - The Times. An enthralling mix of mystery and murder. - Mail on Sunday. On the morning after Boat Race Day, a man's body is found in a nature reserve beside the Thames. He has been viciously stabbed, his tongue cut out, and an Oxford college scarf stuffed in his mouth. The body is identified as that of Nick Bellamy, last seen at the charity quiz organised by his Oxford contemporary, the popular newsreader Melissa Matthews. Enter DI Garibaldi, whose first task is to look into Bellamy's contemporaries from Balfour College. In particular, the surprise 'final round' of questions at this year's charity quiz in which guests were invited to guess whether allegations about Melissa Matthews and her Oxford friends are true. These allegations range from plagiarism and shoplifting to sextortion and murder...
A new detective hero; charismatic, erudite and full of dry humour' - Celia Anderson 'Crime fiction fans are in for such a treat, this is a terrific read and I think the author has set us up for a fabulous continuing series'. - Random Things Through My Letter box. 'It's a job for DI Garibaldi, likeable country music-loving copper. A fine, twisting mystery, though the real pleasure lies in seeing Garibaldi dismantle the murderous self-interest of the London upper-middle classes.' - Mail on Sunday's Best New Fiction.'Gripping, heartening, a captivating read'. - John Carey, Sunday Times
Bernard O Keeffe worked in advertising before becoming an English teacher, most recently at St Paul s School in London. The first four titles in the D I Garibaldi series are: The Final Round, 2021, Private Lessons, 2023, Every Trick in the Book 2024, and The Masked Band 2025. He lives in leafy Barnes where the series is set.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838340179 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838340173 |
| Title | The Final Round |
| Author | Bernard O'keeffe |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Muswell Press |
| Year published | 2022-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 340 |
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