The Goat Parva Murders

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Pub Date 01 Apr 2014 | Archive Date 04 Mar 2018

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Description

Bingo the retriever goes for a walk one morning with his owner in the sleepy village of Goat Parva in England. Bingo runs off and returns with a pair of shoes that were last seen adorning the feet of well-known voyeur Clem Shapiro. 


Inspector Colin Knowles and Sergeant Rod Barnes have to find out why someone battered Clem with a rock in his favourite rhododendron as he watched his neighbour take off her clothes.
As Knowles investigates, the secret lives and illicit affairs of the inhabitants of this one time model of English Country Life all begin to be revealed due to his dogged persistence. What seemed a fairly simple case rapidly deteriorates under a growing mountain of suspects and witnesses. 
Scratch the surface of this sleepy hamlet and it seems everybody has a motive to want somebody else dead. Will Knowles and Barnes find the killer in time before someone else is killed?
This is a fast-paced romp with plenty of witty dialogue between Knowles and Barnes as they race to catch the killer

Bingo the retriever goes for a walk one morning with his owner in the sleepy village of Goat Parva in England. Bingo runs off and returns with a pair of shoes that were last seen adorning the feet of...


Advance Praise

What a brilliant, thrilling, exciting read this novel was! The Goat Parva Murders was an incredibly great read for me, it may be a crime novel but something about it felt different and special compared to the average everyday crime novels we see today. It felt different and special and entertained and enthralled me beginning to end thanks to its compelling plot and wonderful characters.

The Goat Parva Murders is a compelling, thrilling piece of literature that hooked and enthralled me from beginning to end. It is a unique, eccentric novel that is character heavy and I adored this. This book reminded me of old fashioned English, day time crime detective shows and this made me fall in love with the book even more as it reminded me of the time when I grew up in England watching these with my father! So this really did make me fall in love even more with this brilliant, compelling story. Because the plot is so brilliant I do not want to spoil it at all, that is why I have decided not to discuss the premise as I do not want you lovely readers to be spoiled!

The author of the novel Julian Worker is a magnificent writer and a wonderful story teller. His writing is very well written and constructed incredibly well all whilst being extremely fascinating. The Goat Parva Murders was mind-blowingly brilliant for me and I was beyond impressed by the wonderful literature throughout this book; it is the kind of novel that will stay with the reader for a long time, the kind of novel that will leave a mark and the kind of novel that will entertain you from beginning to end.

One thing I really appreciated about Julian Worker was the amount of exciting detail he had included in his work, it is rich and vivid and sent my mind into over drive, it is an imaginative story that kept me hooked and intrigued until the very end and these are the kind of books I adore to read! I was impressed with the writer’s world building of the small, English town, the unique, eccentric characters and let’s do not forget the thrilling plot of the novel! It is a magnificent story and I would implore all of you lovely readers to fall in love with this brilliant inspector book!

To summarise my thoughts on this brilliant book, I would say if you adore mysteries that will keep you hooked and entertained beginning to end then you will love this novel! This wonderful book gets Five Stars from me!

What a brilliant, thrilling, exciting read this novel was! The Goat Parva Murders was an incredibly great read for me, it may be a crime novel but something about it felt different and special...


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I thought it was a very good bit of reading
Full marks

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Well darn it this book is like a maze when you think you found the exit it’s another dead end no pun intended, it’s filled with a lot of twists some perverted others just whacked. Detective Knowles and Barnes had a time of it but their studiousness and unwavering investigating skills paid off. Bingo had the nose for finding things especially bodies, and it was his brilliant retriever’s nose that helps solve the murders, what a dog. A most intriguing sometimes frustrating but always engaging book, the storyline is an excellent one and the characters are great from deranging to psychotic even too loving, it was hilarious at some points. I would definitely say this has been a captivating and intriguing story that was very entertaining and enjoyable.

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A variety of unique and quirky characters make for entertaining reading. Like watching an episode of "Midsomer Murders" one of our favorite television series.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

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This is a comic, crazy dash around the woods and fields surrounding a small village called Goat Parva.

We have a witty set of detectives who really are not the kind that inspire confidence. We have an indomitable lady who sets off every morning with her trusty labrador for a walk in the woods. Only problem is that Bingo is very good at retrieving and he finds things he brings back to his owner who then follows him to find a dead body - and then the next morning in another wood, another dead body - and so on. There are plenty of people who want plenty of other people dead. There are stalkers and walkers, and walkers stalking the stalkers, and police officers watching the stalkers who are watching the walkers. Then there are the perverts with their long-distance camera lenses who photograph all these walkers and stalkers. Pay attention because it gets convoluted like a tangled ball of wool.
Great fun, no gore or bad language - three cheers for Bingo!

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The Goat Parva Murders is a very entertaining and quirky cozy mystery. It’s populated with many very colourful characters who are a delight,even if some of them are a touch creepy. Our investigative heroes are Inspector Knowles and his sidekick Barnes. They have their hands full trying to make sense of things in Goat Parva, that’s for sure.
Julian Worker is a wonderful writer. There’s sharp observation of detail, loads of tongue-in-cheek humour, and an ingenious and imaginative plot. The story bounds along and drags you with it, with lots of action and excitement.
This is a super piece of writing, one of those indie gems that make you so grateful for the ebook revolution.

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A nice enjoyable read, nothing deep, but certainly entertaining with a twist of humour. I certainly read more

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A wonderful mystery that will have you giggling at times. I'm definitely buying this for my mom and for my grandma! Great for mystery lovers.

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I really enjoyed this mystery. It's well written, entertaining and fun to read. The characters were really likeable.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher.

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Detectives Knowles and Barnes feature in this quirky story which is very much a tongue in cheek murder mystery. This is really quite refreshing.

The sleepy village of Goat Parva has its secrets but they don't seem to be very well kept. The character of Adelaide with her interfering god, Bingo, is such an eccentric person, you cannot but help laugh.

The surrounding woods (and indeed bushes) hold many surprises and secrets. These become apparent as the story unfolds. I wasn't finding it easy to follow what the police were thinking and doing, but I did enjoy this book. It was a refreshing change.

I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are all my own and completely unbiased. My thanks to NetGalley for this opportunity.

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This was a quick light read. Every time Bingo, a retriever, goes for a walk with his owner he stumbles across a dead body. It seems if everyone is in the woods watching one another. There is a lot of humor in the story. I liked the characters and the small town setting. The author did a good job with setting the small town scene. The mystery was good and the solution made sense. There were enough red herrings to make the mystery interesting. Everyone in the small town seemed to be hiding something. A nice light read for an enjoyable afternoon. Enjoy

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