Dangerous Davies

Dangerous Davies, the last detective

This is a story about obsession, one mans obsession with solving a long forgotten mystery, the disappearance of a wistful teenager, Celia Norris. Davies is a haphazard, bungling bundle of a man, how he ever made a detective in the first place is an even bigger mystery , especially to his superior , Chief inspector Yardbird. Davies, is given a simple Job, find out if a once local gangster is back on the manor , ask some questions, "make inquirers" orders Yard bird "Not even you could f##k that up Davies" he snorts....wanna bet? During his research he discovers the gangster in question, Cecile Ramscar was once interviewed over the disappearance of Celia, a case he has never heard about, he decides that the mystery is much more inspiring and interesting case than the one he has been given and sets himself on a collision course with everyone who was involved with the it 25 previous,even the the poor, alleged victims family. In the course of his inquiry's he managers to upset everyone in his path, from poor Celia's parents, to every witness that was ever questioned and Chief inspector yardbird who orders him to stop raking up old cold cases and get on with his job "drop it Davies, that's an Order" , but he can't, he just won't let it go, even several sever beatings doesn't deter him "what ever happened to Celia Norris, she got on her bike one night, and rode off into a blank space" why? the question haunts him and he is determined to solve it. Told in his usual bitter sweet narrative, Thomas brings Dangerous Davies to life, you can't help but instantly like the character and will him a long in what appears to be a hopeless cold case. Thomas will make you laugh out loud on one page, then rip your heart out on the next. Funny and richly poignant , You'll find this book hard to put down till the 'The End'