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    DI Wilkins Mysteries
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529415713
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Simon Mason is a writer of fiction. At first he wrote books for adults, then books for children, which grew up at roughly the same rate his own children grew up, and now he is back writing books for adults again.

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DAE
5.0 out of 5 stars Brok s n Afternoon
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
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Alls well, that ends well. That fits, but it doesn't convey the emotions of the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs Ryan and Ray go through. They will be partners for which this reader is ecstatic.
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Patto
4.0 out of 5 stars An exhausting investigation into a missing child
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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A little girl is playing outside her nursery school while her Mom chats inside with a teacher or a friend. When Mom comes out, 4-year-old Poppy is gone. This missing child case is going to be excruciatingly frustrating, heartbreaking , and full of embarrassments for the police.

DI Raymond Wilkins heads up the investigation. The stress is major. And at the same time his wife is expecting twins and having a terrible pregnancy. Ray is too stressed to be helpful to her. If you read the earlier book, A Killing in November, you know that Ray is Black, handsome, and very well educated. I was sorry to see him so frazzled, he was so cool in A Killing in November.

And of course his difficult friend Ryan Wilkins , plays a role in this book. Ryan was dishonorably discharged from the force in book one, but somehow he’s still detecting, perhaps more effectively than Ray.

I loved A Killing in November, but I found this book a bit stressful. It’s also gripping, at times charming, and replete with fascinating characters. I can’t wait to read book three.
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susan47
5.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2023
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This, like the first in the series ,is the most original mystery I have read in a long time. The characters are compelling, especially as a study in contrasts. Ryan is a brilliant misfit, who makes you want to keep reading to see what he both does and solves next. Without being handsome, educated or even well mannered, he makes you care about him and hope for his success against all odds.
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FW
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Ray and Ryan, but ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
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I didn't enjoy this book as much as the previous one due to the subject matter. I hope the next one won't be as grim.
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4.0 out of 5 stars delightful police procedural with a peculiar crime duo
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023
Twelve months after the first DI Ryan Wilkins Mystery comes this second book, The Broken Afternoon by Simon Mason. It’s a British police procedural set in Oxford, featuring two contrasting detectives named Wilkins - Ryan (a troubled upbringing) and Ray (African immigrant parents and university educated). Three months on from their previous case, a four-year-old child goes missing and DI Ray Wilkins is in charge of the investigation. Meantime, Ryan is working as a security guard on a night shift, given his dishonourable discharge from the police force. A disturbance at the factory brings Ryan into contact with a former school friend, who is later discovered to have been killed in a hit-and-run. So as the two former colleagues are busy with their own particular crime cases, their personal lives both suffer. Another delightful police procedural with a peculiar crime duo that is a four and a half stars read rating. With thanks to Quercus Books and the author, for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given.
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Cita
2.0 out of 5 stars Why is it only on kindle? He;s a marvelous writer.
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2023
I admire Simon Mason; earlier book and would like to read this properly. Why is it only available on kindle?
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C Pilon
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2023
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A relentlessly paced police procedural that kept me guessing until near the end. The characters are likable and interesting and continue to develop. Looking forward to to the next one.
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Allie
5.0 out of 5 stars An good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2024
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Fast paced with strong characters - the sort of book its difficult to put down. A good read. Lokking forward to the third book.
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Nick Ransdale
2.0 out of 5 stars (English edition) Doesn't anyone rob banks anymore...?
Reviewed in France on December 15, 2023
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As this book got deeper and deeper into a tale of peodophile rings, how they worked and what they did, I started to ask myself 'How much am I enjoying this book...?' And the answer was not a lot. Much of the rest of the book is taken up with Ryan's relationship with his own three year old son, and Ray's wife's impending twins... antenatal classes and such like. I did get half way through it before giving up. It's well written, and the quirky character Ryan will appeal to many, no doubt. To me, it's hard to imagine him being employed by anyone, leave alone a county police force. Just not my cup of tea I guess.
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James Brydon
4.0 out of 5 stars A highly entertaining successor to 'A Killing in November'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2023
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One of the books I enjoyed most last year was A Killing in November, which introduced two Detective Inspectors called Wilkins, both working on the Oxfordshire Constabulary. One, Ray Wilkins, is suave, well educated and tipped for great things. He is from a Nigerian family and grew up in relative affluence in leafy West London before going to oxford university and following a smooth path into the police force as one of the fast tracked leaders of the future. His namesake, Ryan Wilkins, was raised in a dysfunctional family, and has serious problems with authority, although his considerable native wit took him to the top his cohort in police training.

At the beginning of this novel, set a few months later, Ryan has left the force and is working as a night security guard at a van hire firm, while Ray has continued his steady progress and is still being groomed for future greatness. Their paths cross again after Ray is appointed Senior Investigating officer in the case of the abduction of a young girl while Ryan encounters a former schoolfriend who dies very shortly afterwards.

The contrast between the two protagonists could easily fall prey to rampant cliché, but Simon mason manages the story adroitly, and avoids that pitfall. The plots are well constructed, and cohere effectively, and the two contrasting characters are very deftly drawn. While the stories are set in oxford (which always appeals to me, anyway), any similarity with the slightly rarefied air of the Chief inspector Morse stories ends there.

Although I dislike the practice of inserting the opening chapters of the author’s next book at the end of editions (having been caught out too often thinking I still had thirty or forty pages left – enough to sustain me for the journey home – only to find that the story ends just three or four pages later) I was pleased to see that there will be at least one more volume in this series.
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Mr. Stephen G. Berry
5.0 out of 5 stars Ryan & Ray
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2024
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A thoroughly engrossing crime fiction romp with Ryan Wilkins continuing to be a wonderful creation by the author.

A long cast of plausible villains are well written and the mystery of the perpetrator keeps the reader guessing to the end.

Additionally the personal interaction of the two main characters with their families adds some depth to the overall plot.

A good read.
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