The Soft Detective
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Detective Chief Inspector Phil Benholme has a reputation for being a little soft -- but it's only because he tries to see both sides of every story. And now he is faced with the murder of Professor Unwala, winner of the 1945 Nobel Prize. Was the elderly man a victim of robbery? Or of a racist assault? Or did he know something about a collection of Celtic coins thought to be buried nearby? Benholme has a number of leads -- but they all point to his son. What does a "soft" cop do when his teenage son becomes the prime suspect in murder?
Author: H. R. F. Keating
Format: Hardback, 272 pages, 138mm x 216mm, 400 g
Published: 1997, Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
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Detective Chief Inspector Phil Benholme has a reputation for being a little soft -- but it's only because he tries to see both sides of every story. And now he is faced with the murder of Professor Unwala, winner of the 1945 Nobel Prize. Was the elderly man a victim of robbery? Or of a racist assault? Or did he know something about a collection of Celtic coins thought to be buried nearby? Benholme has a number of leads -- but they all point to his son. What does a "soft" cop do when his teenage son becomes the prime suspect in murder?
The Soft Detective