Fiddlers

United Kingdom: Orion, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Susanna Yager, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. 25 Sept "McBain's dialogue is still lively... a reminder of one of the greats of cr ime fiction." Review "Seldom has a series retained its vibrancy so well over half a century and 56 volumes. The puzzle is slowly completed by our ageing heroes, with never a lifeless page or wasted word. McBain's series will remain a landmark ach ievement." (THE GUARDIAN, 24 Sept ) "McBain's dialogue is still lively... a reminder of one of the greats of cr ime fiction." (Susanna Yager THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 25 Sept ) "Gripping." (DAILY MIRROR, 23 Sept ) "Characters only McBain could dream up. Marvellous." (EVENING TELEGRAPH, 1 October ) "One of McBain's best... a great stylist, witty and inventive, who created a brilliant format which was hijacked without acknowledgement by TV. He wil l be sorely missed both by readers and wannabe writers who longed to be sho wn how to do it. No one else so far has discovered the knack." (LITERARY RE VIEW, November 2005 ) "It moves at lightning speed... McBain's trademark heavy irony and light co mic touch are much in evidence. A fitting end to a remarkable series." (EVE NING STANDARD, 17 October ) "A neat police procedural interspersed with engaging slices of the policeme n's lives... always immensely satisfying." (IRISH INDEPENDENT, 12 Nov ) "McBain's timing is impeccable. What makes (his) books work so well is his ease with character and dialogue. It is a gift few writers have - the ability to delineate a realistic character with just a few descriptive lines, which an absolutely authentic voice then fills in. I read FIDDLERS in one non-stop session... He'll be missed.