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Title: An Academic Death

Subtitle: A Lambert and Hook Mystery

Author: J. M. Gregson

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-06-12

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When Liz Upson reports that her husband, Matthew, has gone missing, hes not exactly top priority for Detective Sergeant Bert Hook - hes just one of thousands of missing persons reported each year. Anyway, Mrs Upson makes it clear that her husband may be missing, but hes not missed. But when his body turns up with a bullet in the head in the Malvern Hills, Hook and his superintendent, John Lambert, have a formidable and complex case on their hands.

Matthew Upson was a history lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire - an unpromisingly innocent profession - and theres no shortage of people to interview. Once the two detectives get to work, life on campus will become increasingly tense under their scrutiny - after all, it is the examination season.

Members Reviews:

Lambert and Hook

Another great story in the Lambert and Hook series. A man disappears and his wife comes in to report him missing to Bert Hook. A few days later his mother comes in and talks to Lambert. Another few days and the man is found dead. Lambert and Hook investigate the murder and only discover the culprits by an accidental meeting while Bert is at the theater. A quite delightful read. Highly recommend this book and the series.

Classic-style murder of a philandering, drug dealing college lecturer

There's no shortage of motives for this murder, either personal or because of his role as a campus drug dealer. This standard murder mystery, with a few interludes to describe golfing, doesn't explore characters, plot, or atmosphere very deeply, but delivers a competently told story.

No explicit sex or violence, though references to both, and some explicit language, if those are considerations.

Enjoyable mystery

Enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of this series. Complex characters, well described settings, and several suspects. I figured out one of the killers early on and the other one a few chapters before the end. The book became... how will the detectives realize the truth and how will they prove it? The end was a sad one though.

Not one of the better ones

I am a real fan of JM Gregson, but unfortunately this was not one of his good ones. The conclusion was predictable from the near beginning, and the mystery really did not move along in any good direction. In fact I found the book very ho hum from an authority I expected fireworks from.

Murder

A whodunit out of the old school. Solid story line and well defined characters. J M Gregson certainly understand the human condition. I will look forward to reading more from the same pen