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Fairly Dangerous Thing
Fairly Dangerous Thing
Author: Reginald Hill
Joseph Askern, English teacher in the village day school, had two passions: One for Averingerett, the stately home of Lord Trevigore;the other for the female bosom. Both were about to get him in trouble. — A ring of professional thieves had also developed an avid interest in the inviting ancestral estate...and in Joe's inside information. So they...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451144928
ISBN-10: 0451144929
Publication Date: 9/2/1986
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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odd book by noted british writer of murder mysteries
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Since I am a fan of Reginald Hill's Dalziel & Pascoe police procedural series as well as his standalone, The Woodcutter, I thought I'd enjoy A Fairly Dangerous Thing. For the most part, I didn't. What part did I enjoy? The caper itself. I've always liked a good heist/caper book or film, and Hill's book fulfilled this particular requirement.

What didn't I enjoy? Once, just once, I'd like to see someone who's being blackmailed say, "Damn the consequences, I'm turning these buzzards in!" I know. Then there wouldn't be much of a book. (It would, however, be quite refreshing.) I found Joe's dithering-- which only wrapped him tighter in the blackmailer's web-- tiresome, and even more wearying was his almost open drooling over women's breasts. Put a good-sized pair in front of certain men and you can do anything you want with them. But guess what? It's boring. Dolly Parton isn't the only woman who's happy that Dolly Parton jokes are a thing of the past.

So... a very good heist story involving an exasperating main character. Written by almost anyone else, I would not have finished it. Of course, your mileage may vary.


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