Death By The Thames
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- Author：Gretta Mulrooney
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Reviews
Alyson Read
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This is book number 9 in the highly popular series about Tyrone Swift， the ex-Met policeman turned private investigator， He has a young daughter Branna， the result of a one-night stand with Ruth， the lady he was once engaged to but then lost to another man。 He has personally survived a dreadful attack and people close to him have died as he has pursued his investigations。 Ruth is soon to be married and is taking Branna to live in Guernsey so once again there is turmoil in Ty’s personal life。 At This is book number 9 in the highly popular series about Tyrone Swift， the ex-Met policeman turned private investigator， He has a young daughter Branna， the result of a one-night stand with Ruth， the lady he was once engaged to but then lost to another man。 He has personally survived a dreadful attack and people close to him have died as he has pursued his investigations。 Ruth is soon to be married and is taking Branna to live in Guernsey so once again there is turmoil in Ty’s personal life。 At least his cousin Faith is now doing well after her recent harrowing experiences but the arrival of the larger-than-life Eli certainly keeps Ty’s hands full。 In this story Ty is approached by Toni Sheringham who was informed of the death of her fiancé Sam on the morning of their planned wedding。 The circumstances are rather strange since Sam plunged into the river Thames together with his beloved motorbike and with a teenage girl in the sidecar。 The police can find no connection between the pair but an odd text message on Sam’s phone indicates a bizarre suicide pact and after three months the investigation is closed。 Toni refuses to believe it was this simple， even though most of Sam’s friends seem willing to accept that the man was having an underage relationship， and hires Ty to get to the truth。 As Ty digs deeper he finds more and more people with links to the two victims who each have their own tales to tell about them。 Not everything is as it first seems and it looks like there was a lot the police didn’t uncover。 So what brought this rather self-centred attention seeking teenager and a mild mannered and frankly rather boring man together to meet their deaths？It's a great slow burn story with loads of red herrings and trails that lead nowhere， and Ty has to run each one to ground doggedly and make sense of all the clues in his search for the truth， which ends in a shocking finish with wide reaching ramifications。 Well written， with a very clever plot and great characters that were easy to visualize。 5* 。。。more
Greta Halliday
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This is the 9th book of this series and I love Tyrone Swift。， the balance between his personal and working life is perfect。 Although this was a tough case to solve and involved many individuals， he got there in the end。 Another brilliant story by Gretta Mulroney。 Thanks to Joffe Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book。
Sue Wallace
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Death by the Thames by Gretta Mulrooney。Tyrone Swift Detective Book 9。One dead fiancé。One dead runaway。One woman desperate for answers。Respectable， dull Sam Goddard is found dead in the River Thames the evening before his wedding，But Sam’s bride-to-be Toni refuses to believe this。Desperate to uncover the truth， she turns to Detective Tyrone Swift for answers。A good read with good characters。 Likeable story。 4*。
Janet
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Financier Sam Goddard never made it down the aisle。 Instead， his body is pulled from the Thames。 Everyone says he rode his motorbike into the water & in the sidecar was fifteen year old Naomi Ludlow， a tearaway with a taste for older men。 On his phone， a text。 So sorry to do this to you 。 。 。The police know a suicide pact when they see one， and as far as they’re concerned， it’s case closed。But Toni — Sam’s grieving fiancée — can’t believe it’s true。 Desperate to uncover the truth about Sam’s de Financier Sam Goddard never made it down the aisle。 Instead， his body is pulled from the Thames。 Everyone says he rode his motorbike into the water & in the sidecar was fifteen year old Naomi Ludlow， a tearaway with a taste for older men。 On his phone， a text。 So sorry to do this to you 。 。 。The police know a suicide pact when they see one， and as far as they’re concerned， it’s case closed。But Toni — Sam’s grieving fiancée — can’t believe it’s true。 Desperate to uncover the truth about Sam’s death， she turns to Tyrone Swift for answers。This is Tyrone’s ninth outing & the first I’ve read in this series。 I wasn’t lost or felt as though I was wading through mud to catch up however I enjoyed it so much that I’ve bought all the eight earlier books。 The characters were likeable & had depth， there were quite a few to get to know too。 I loved Tyrone， yes he’s flawed but adores his daughter & is like a dog with a bone when working。 There wee plenty of twists & turns & I found the plot was more complex than many stories & the author dropped in other small mysteries， which I enjoyed。 I sort of guessed the culprit but wasn’t sure & the reveal did surprise me。 An engrossing readMy honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read 。。。more
Booklover BEV
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Tyrone Swift book nine， how I love this series， a twisty crime mystery from this fantastic author。 Toni Sheringham and Sam Goddard are to be married and move into his North London home in Belsize Park， a simple quiet register office affair this is the second time around for both with failed Marriages the first time， but Toni is told right at the last moment his body along side teenager Naomi Ludlow are found in the river Thames and it is named as a suicide， she refuses to believe it and calls in Tyrone Swift book nine， how I love this series， a twisty crime mystery from this fantastic author。 Toni Sheringham and Sam Goddard are to be married and move into his North London home in Belsize Park， a simple quiet register office affair this is the second time around for both with failed Marriages the first time， but Toni is told right at the last moment his body along side teenager Naomi Ludlow are found in the river Thames and it is named as a suicide， she refuses to believe it and calls in private investigator Tyrone Swift to dig deep and gosh he sure does that alright。。 This book is full of turn arounds that will take you unaware as Swift goes in deeper and I didn't see that end coming at all。 A mind blowing story to find out the truth， Swift is clever right till the end， his work is done for now till the next time and the next book bring it on author。 I loved it and want more 。。。more
Elaine Tomasso
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Death by the Thames， the ninth novel to feature London based PI Tyrone Swift。Toni Sheringham asks Ty to investigate the death of her fiancé， Sam， who died the night before their wedding in an apparent suicide pact in the Thames with fifteen year old Naomi Ludlow。 She doesn’t believe that he killed himself or was having an affair with an underage girl as the police have said。I thoroughly enjoyed Death by the Thames and have ra I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Death by the Thames， the ninth novel to feature London based PI Tyrone Swift。Toni Sheringham asks Ty to investigate the death of her fiancé， Sam， who died the night before their wedding in an apparent suicide pact in the Thames with fifteen year old Naomi Ludlow。 She doesn’t believe that he killed himself or was having an affair with an underage girl as the police have said。I thoroughly enjoyed Death by the Thames and have rated it 5*， not because it’s a literary masterpiece， but because it whetted my curiosity at every turn and held my attention throughout and that’s a difficult thing to do in this season of distractions。I should say that I am a big Ty Swift fan。 I like his doggedness and his smarts during his investigations and I love that his life is full of women he respects and wants to support。 And， yet， he’s no pushover。 In this novel I was amazed that he came to no physical harm - is this a first？ I would also like to give a shout-out to Eli， an old acquaintance， who talks Ty into letting him stay。 He’s so awful that he’s funny。The plot isn’t particularly exciting on the action front with only one real physical altercation， but it doesn’t need to be go， go， go to be gripping。 The plot is full of small mysteries that the reader wants answered， like how did Sam and Naomi know each other， why do Toni’s friends oppose Ty’s investigation， who were Sam and Naomi and a myriad of others？ The author does a good job of throwing up more questions every time Ty gets a hint of an answer。 I found it insidiously addictive。 The best is saved for the denouement。 I must admit that I didn’t see most of it coming， so there were plenty of surprises and a small mystery turns into something much larger and more nefarious。Death by the Thames is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more
Louise Wilson
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Tyrone Swift Detective Book 9Financier Sam Goddard never made it down the aisle。 Instead， his body is pulled from the Thames。 Everyone says he rode his bike into the water。 And he didn't die alone。。。。 Riding in his sidecar， there's an underage girl。 On his phone a text。 So sorry to do this to you。。。。 The police know a suicide pact when they see one， and as far as they are concerned， it's case closed。Toni hires Tyrone to find out what had led to her future husbands alleged suicide taking a fiftee Tyrone Swift Detective Book 9Financier Sam Goddard never made it down the aisle。 Instead， his body is pulled from the Thames。 Everyone says he rode his bike into the water。 And he didn't die alone。。。。 Riding in his sidecar， there's an underage girl。 On his phone a text。 So sorry to do this to you。。。。 The police know a suicide pact when they see one， and as far as they are concerned， it's case closed。Toni hires Tyrone to find out what had led to her future husbands alleged suicide taking a fifteen year old girl with him。 Toni doesn't believe that Sam would be involved with an underage girl and she wants to clear his name。 I quite like this series of Tyrone Swift books。 They're quick and easy to read。 With very little evidence to go on， Tyrone Swift has his work cut out trying to solve whether it was a suicide or something more sinister。 There's quite a lot of characters to remember。 Tyrone Swift is a flawed but likeable character and I love the relationship he has with his daughter。 A good addition to the series。I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooks and the author #GretaMulrooney for my ARC of #DEathByTheThames in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Annarella
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An excellent， gripping and well plotted mystery。 It's the second I read in this series and I'm thinking of reading the rest of the series。Interesting characters， solid mystery that kept me guessing。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine An excellent， gripping and well plotted mystery。 It's the second I read in this series and I'm thinking of reading the rest of the series。Interesting characters， solid mystery that kept me guessing。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Sheila
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I received an ARC of， Death by the Thames， by Gretta Mulrooney。 This was a good but sad too。 You think you know people， and people are not always what they seem to be。
Jen
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Death by the Thames is a Tyrone Swift mystery， and Mulrooney also has a newer series featuring D。I。 Siv Drummond。Toni and Sam have a small wedding planned， done their way， without elaborate plans， and on that morning， Toni is looking forward to seeing Sam and after the ceremony heading to the Scilly Isles for their honeymoon。 But the person at the door is not her ride; it is the police to inform her of Sam's death， and Toni's world begins to unravel in the worst of ways。 The police tell her tha Death by the Thames is a Tyrone Swift mystery， and Mulrooney also has a newer series featuring D。I。 Siv Drummond。Toni and Sam have a small wedding planned， done their way， without elaborate plans， and on that morning， Toni is looking forward to seeing Sam and after the ceremony heading to the Scilly Isles for their honeymoon。 But the person at the door is not her ride; it is the police to inform her of Sam's death， and Toni's world begins to unravel in the worst of ways。 The police tell her that Sam and a teenage girl have been drowned in an apparent suicide。Unable to come to grips with Sam's death and unable to believe that he was having an affair with an underage girl， Toni eventually contacts Tyrone Swift。She wants him to find out the truth。 The police have found no evidence of anything other than suicide， and Toni still doesn't believe it。 Swift warns her that he may not be able to prove Toni right， that the truth may be unpalatable， but Toni insists on hiring him。Toni's friends have given her strong support over the months since Sam's death， but they are not at all sure that Toni has done right thing in hiring Swift。 They seem to want her to eat better and begin getting on with her life。 With little to go on and some reluctance from people trying to protect Toni， Sam begins interviewing people， looking for a way into Sam's life and behavior before the wedding。NetGalley/Joffe BooksBritish Detective。 Dec。 22， 2022。 Print length: 318 pages。 。。。more
Crimefictioncritic
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Death by the Thames by Gretta Mulrooney—Mulrooney demonstrates a flawless touch with characterization and clever plotting。In this ninth installment of the Tyrone Swift Detective series， a grieving bride-to-be hires Swift to investigate the death of her fiancé that the London police ruled a suicide。 I came late to this delightful series， starting with the eighth novel， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 As I alluded to in my review of Murder in Pembrokeshire， Gretta Mulrooney demonstrates a perfect touc Death by the Thames by Gretta Mulrooney—Mulrooney demonstrates a flawless touch with characterization and clever plotting。In this ninth installment of the Tyrone Swift Detective series， a grieving bride-to-be hires Swift to investigate the death of her fiancé that the London police ruled a suicide。 I came late to this delightful series， starting with the eighth novel， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 As I alluded to in my review of Murder in Pembrokeshire， Gretta Mulrooney demonstrates a perfect touch with characterization and clever plotting。 While I fully intend to read all of the books in the series as time permits， one thing I appreciate about Mulrooney’s writing is you can enter this series at any point without feeling lost。 Mulrooney does a neat job of offering readers easily digested snippets of backstory that help us understand Swift’s background and give us what’s important to know about other recurring characters。When the book opens， we meet Toni Sheringham， a woman in her thirties， on her wedding day。 Just as she finishes dressing and is putting the finishing touches on her makeup， the police arrive with horrific news。 Her fiancé Sam Goddard has drowned in the Thames and from a text message on his phone the police are leaning towards suicide as the explanation。 As though that wasn’t bad enough， the police also tell Toni that a fifteen-year-old girl drowned with Sam and they believe she and Sam had shared an illicit affair。 Although numb with grief， Toni refuses to accept that Sam had been involved with a teenager or had committed suicide。 So， she hires London private investigator Tyrone Swift to investigate and determine the truth。I really liked the characters Mulrooney offers us here， and it is clear characterization is one of the author’s true strengths。 They are so lifelike they almost leap from the pages。 But， one thing I struggled with in the first Mulrooney novel I read was again in evidence here， the vast array of characters introduced。 The cast is large and I tended to get bogged down trying to remember who is who （Conor， Lucy， Naomi， Mila， Eli， Jerome， Araminta， Hester， Lexie， Yuna， et cetera）。 But while keeping track of the cast was a small distraction， every character played enough of a vital role in the overall plot that I can’t say the author should have ditched any of them。I really like the lead in this series， Tyrone “Ty” Swift。 He shares a few characteristics of the archetypical private detective （single， strong and silent type， women find him attractive but he avoids commitment）， but has plenty of other traits that set him apart。 As an example， he has a young daughter with a hearing disability from his most significant failed relationship that he dotes on。 I love the role his daughter plays in his life。 And despite how he seems to somewhat callously discard women he gets involved with romantically， when it comes to his friends and clients， he has a heart of gold。 While flawed， Swift has none of the stereotypical， contrived flaws we often see in detective mystery fiction。 That makes him all the more interesting。Plotting is another area where Mulrooney shines， and here the plot was more complex than expected with many threads。 I’d actually guessed who the murderer was before the end， but enjoyed the twists and turns nonetheless and the motive wasn’t entirely clear until it was。 It was more the traits and characteristics that Mulrooney used to paint the character that it gave it away for me than any failure to keep the murderer’s identity hidden sufficiently。 Despite all the potential suspects she offered to confuse the issue， this one person seemed the most capable of being a cold， calculated murderer of the lot。What’s important is whether I liked this book。 And yes， I loved it。 Those who enjoy Agatha Christie-like detective mysteries will love it too。Joffe Books publishes Death by the Thames by Gretta Mulrooney from December 22， 2021。 I received an advanced readers copy of the book from the publisher via Net Galley used for this review， representing my honest opinions。 。。。more
Aileen （Ailz） Grist
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I like the balance between work and personal life in the Tyrone Swift books。 His daughter Branna and her cochlear implants are interesting and his ex girlfriend's future， but not as interesting as the case he is working on。 I thought I'd worked it out a couple of times， but I was wrong。Loved it。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book。 This review is voluntary， honest and my own opinion。 I like the balance between work and personal life in the Tyrone Swift books。 His daughter Branna and her cochlear implants are interesting and his ex girlfriend's future， but not as interesting as the case he is working on。 I thought I'd worked it out a couple of times， but I was wrong。Loved it。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book。 This review is voluntary， honest and my own opinion。 。。。more
Carol
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I am a big fan of Tyrone Swift and have read the entire series。 This one lives up to expectation and is probably one of the best。 I like the subtle way Tyrone goes about his investigations regarding an apparent double suicide。 People talk to him rather than go to the police。 As the suspect list grows， the mystery intensifies。 Its an intricate plot with plenty of surprises and an outcome I hadn't predicted。A very enjoyable and entertaining read。 I am a big fan of Tyrone Swift and have read the entire series。 This one lives up to expectation and is probably one of the best。 I like the subtle way Tyrone goes about his investigations regarding an apparent double suicide。 People talk to him rather than go to the police。 As the suspect list grows， the mystery intensifies。 Its an intricate plot with plenty of surprises and an outcome I hadn't predicted。A very enjoyable and entertaining read。 。。。more
Misfits farm
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Toni is about to leave for her wedding when there is a knock on the door。 Her fiance Sam has been found dead， apparently having driven his beloved motorbike and side car into the Thames with a young passenger and has sent Toni a suicide text。 Toni doesnt believe this and employs a private eye- Tyrone Swift to find out more as the police appear satisfied with the suicide theory。 Toni believes Sam would never be with an underage girl and was looking forward to the wedding- what on earth happened？I Toni is about to leave for her wedding when there is a knock on the door。 Her fiance Sam has been found dead， apparently having driven his beloved motorbike and side car into the Thames with a young passenger and has sent Toni a suicide text。 Toni doesnt believe this and employs a private eye- Tyrone Swift to find out more as the police appear satisfied with the suicide theory。 Toni believes Sam would never be with an underage girl and was looking forward to the wedding- what on earth happened？I quickly got into this， there was just something about it。 An air of mystery and the development of a character that grew on me as the pages turned。 A tenacity for the truth and This is one of a series but happily stands alone （I hadn't read any of the others） A complex case with lots of characters that has been cleverly thought out。 An interesting in depth read。 For more reviews please see my blog http://nickibookblog。blogspot。co。uk/or follow me on Twitter@nickisbookblog 。。。more
Hannelore Cheney
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Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC。This， the 9th in the Tyrone Swift series， is another good one。 I like this series and Tyrone a lot。Already in her wedding dress， Toni finds out that her husband has drowned， ostensibly having committed suicide， along with a15-year old girl。 Toni is in bits and hires Tyrone to find the truth。 In her mind Sam would never have been involved with an underage girl， nor was he suicidal and she wants to clear his name。 This is a tough case for Tyrone; th Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC。This， the 9th in the Tyrone Swift series， is another good one。 I like this series and Tyrone a lot。Already in her wedding dress， Toni finds out that her husband has drowned， ostensibly having committed suicide， along with a15-year old girl。 Toni is in bits and hires Tyrone to find the truth。 In her mind Sam would never have been involved with an underage girl， nor was he suicidal and she wants to clear his name。 This is a tough case for Tyrone; there are many individuals around Toni who are determined to protect her and warn Ty to stay away from her。 The ending was excellent and a surprise， I didn't see that coming！ Highly recommended！ 。。。more
EILEEN
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