Pictures of Perfection

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Summary: Another odd occurrence in the British countryside
Review: This was my first Daziel/Pascoe mystery and I found it to be an interesting book with one awful cheat that almost ruined it for me. Daziel, the Nero Wolfe type, Pascoe, the gentleman, and Sgt. Wield, the biker cop, are involved in the odd disappearence of the local constable of Enscombe. Art, the loyal gentry, and a disturbed youth are all part of the mix. The characters are solid and the mystery plays fair with one exceptional red herring early on that changes the whole structure of the book until the end when you realize the author just threw it in for effect. Despite this, I'm willing to give this series another shot because the characters are so engaging...and that's really the reason most of us read these mysteries, isn't it?