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March 15, 2018
In his seventh outing (following Indelible, 2014), Bath, England, PI and painter Chris Honeysett uncovers more than he bargained for when his drawing model disappears. He has a paying gig trying to prove that Henry Blinkhorn didn't really drown six years ago, and the insurance company should get its $1.5 million back. But that case takes a backseat to cruising down the Kennet & Avon Canal on a narrow boat in search of his model, Verity Lake. There's nothing prurient in middle-age Honeysett's interest in the young model; his romantic life is complicated enough with a non-monogamous girlfriend off painting a mural for a millionaire. As Honeysett continues his journey down the canal, readers will find themselves drawn to this offbeat yet determined sleuth whose cavalier attitude toward boat stewardship gets him in almost as much trouble as the reptile and knife attacks he encounters along the way. Honeysett's smart mouth and easy manner are reminiscent of Tim Cockey's Hitchcock Sewell and David Freed's Cordell Logan.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)