The Man by the Sea: a classic British locked room mystery: A classic traditional British mystery from Jack Benton, featuring private investigator John 'Slim' Hardy, with plot twists to the last page

Jack Benton

The Slim Hardy Mysteries Book 1 · AMMFA Publishing

About this ebook

A classic British locked room mystery for fans of both thrillers and crime: The Man by the Sea by Jack Benton.

"An absolute feast for noir and paranormal thriller fans alike. Highly recommended." ~~ bestthrillers.com

John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud.

His wife thinks he's having an affair.

Slim thinks he's insane.

The truth is more incredible than either could imagine.

The Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue.

Ratings and reviews

The Man By The Sea, #1 - This book had me immersed in the story lines and so intrigued that I finished the book in one sitting. Good characters and a good pace helped make this an interesting read. 4* The Clockmaker's Secret, #2 - An intense story that kept me glued to the pages. Intriguing story lines, good characters and justice served. 5* The Games Keeper, #3 - Another intense read. You want to put the book down, after you just read the next bit, but then it is the last page. Interesting. Intriguing. Good story lines. 4* The Circus Lights, #8 - A rather sad story; so many losers. At least, the drinking has stopped but not the desire. Still the humbler but with Kay and Don's help and the questions, several events are solved. 4*

Got this as a free download and was pleasantly surprised. For a first in a series, the characters are well developed, believable and likeable. Good levels of mystery are built up to a good ending. I've downloaded the second in the series as a result and look forward to reading that too.

Definitely Yes!! The question is, do you recommend this book! Great read, lots of twists and turns, wonderful very human characters (some you'll love, others not so much) I really enjoyed the experience of reading this book, it's one of those stories that has you thinking about it when aren't reading. I would have happily read this marathon style, but I'm glad I didn't. I had more opportunity to mull over the who done it, and why, before coming back to the book and discovering I was completely wrong. Definitely reading more by this author and I recommend that You read His books and see how right I am! Enjoy!

About the author

Jack Benton is the mystery-writing pen-name of Chris Ward, critically acclaimed science fiction author of the Tube Riders series.

Chris lives and works in Nagano, Japan.

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