DaDa Detective Agency Collection - The Complete Series

Pete Adams

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All three books in 'DaDa Detective Agency', a series of mystery novels by Pete Adams, now in one volume!
 
Road Kill: In the genteel, upper middle-class community of Southsea, Portsmouth, cataclysmic events unfold, culminating in a violent clash featuring a Sherman tank and a bazooka. Investigating the strange occurrence is Lord Everard Pimple, an inexperienced aristocrat who unwittingly stumbles into a world of feminine charms and a host of unforeseen complications. As Everard's life spins out of control, he remains oblivious to the looming danger that threatens to level his world. Will he survive the fallout?
 
Rite Judgement: In the aftermath of Sister Winfrede's gruesome murder, the police and MI5 are called in to investigate a string of increasingly bizarre deaths that hint at a connection to something sinister. Even as more bodies pile up, one victim, Bea Flat, inexplicably returns from the dead to conduct the orchestra. Jack Austin and the DaDa Detective Agency are at the center of this surreal tale of crime, myth, and legend, where reality and illusion blur and hope prevails despite the chaos. Rite Judgement is a story of good versus evil, and the human capacity for belief in the face of uncertainty.
 
Blood Sport: As Jack and Mandy return home from a Rite of Spring dance in London, they speak with Jack's son, Angie, who, like his father, is considered inept in the field of crime-solving. But when Angie is tasked with investigating council planning decisions, he uncovers a web of corporate greed and a sinister organization called Hegemon that threatens the coastal resources of Portsmouth. With his father's analytical genes, Angie becomes a defender of democracy, taking on surreal and unexpected challenges. 'Blood Sport', the third book in Pete Adams's DaDa Detective Agency series, is a comedic yet serious tale of conspiracy and the power of inherited traits.

Disponível desde: 30/03/2023.

Comprimento de impressão: 768 páginas.

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