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You Can't Make Old Friends (Brighton's No.1 Private Detective) Kindle Edition

by Tom Trott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Joe Grabarz is the private detective people go to when they can’t afford anyone else.

But when a disfigured body washes up on Brighton beach, Joe is the only one who can identify it. Even with the face burnt and fingertips removed, he recognises his best friend.

They were inseparable as children, but they fell out ten years ago. How could his life have ended like this?

Getting answers will mean exposing local corruption, navigating the city’s dirty underbelly of legal highs, going up against powerful criminals, and facing up to his past.

Solving this murder could cost him his life.

"Jack Reacher meets Raymond Chandler." — Amazon Review
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“I advise you not to start reading until the commute home, because it’s too good to put down for any length of time.” — Amazon Top 100 Reviewer
“I read this in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down.” — Jessica Rachow
“This book does not mess around. It grabs you from the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very last sentence.” — Herding Cats book blog
“I read it in a couple of days as I didn’t want to put it down.” — Travel to Recovery book blog
“I may have found a new favourite in Brighton’s No.1. Private Detective, Joe Grabarz. I was so impressed that I moved on to the second in the series straight away.” — Reflections of a Reader book blog
“Trott has laid the groundwork for what could be a really brilliant detective series. This is an easy recommendation for fans of the mystery/detective genre.” — World Geekly News
“I loved this book, what a great read. A great character and an interesting story that introduces us to him.” — The Divine Write
“I am totally enamored with the cunningly talented Tom Trott.” — Books & Bindings
“I enjoyed reading this first in series and look forward to reading more. Tom Trott has penned a mystery that has a great plot and is well paced. It kept me engaged to the point that I was carrying my Kindle around reading it.” — Bookworms Corner
“I do love a book that creeps around a town so well that you don’t need any directions when the author drags you along his windy trail of twists and turns.” — Ali the Dragon Slayer book blog
“You Can’t Make Old Friends throws you right into the action from the start. The fast pace in which events and their consequences unravel keep you on the edge of your seat for the next development.” — Reviews Feed

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    Brighton's No.1 Private Detective
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    21 May 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FMF22RG
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 378 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Tom Trott is an author, film nerd, and proverbial Brighton rock. He lives in Brighton, UK, with his wife and their daughter.

He wrote a short comedy play that was performed at the Theatre Royal Brighton in May 2014 as part of the Brighton Festival, a television pilot for the local Brighton channel, and won the Empire Award (thriller category) in the 2015 New York Screenplay Contest.

He published his first novel, You Can't Make Old Friends, in 2016, since then he has written many more books, including the Cain series of thrillers, starting with the The Florentine in 2022.

His inspirations as a writer come from a diverse range of storytellers including Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Joel & Ethan Coen, Daphne du Maurier, Alfred Hitchcock, Ira Levin, Quentin Tarantino, and many more books and films beside.

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jobegbie
5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky
Reviewed in Australia on 21 April 2019
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Loved this book. Gulped it down in one day. Quirky.
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Liz
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read. Likable, believable hero.
Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2017
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Light easy read. Nice writing, good characterisations. A hero to like and a well thought out plot. Will be reading more of this author when I need a break from deeper works. This is not meant as an insult; the world would be much poorer without books of all styles and depth.
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Sylvia Nunn
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting storyline
Reviewed in Australia on 13 May 2019
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Too much dialogue with unnecessary conversations to the story.
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Brian Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in Australia on 16 May 2019
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Good story, sharply written.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible
Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2017
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Not suitable for me Bad language. Too graphic. Subject was not encouraging. Mistake on my part for downloading the book.
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J Ferris
5.0 out of 5 stars very good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2023
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A well written book which has you horrified, sympathetic and supporting the main character in equal portions.
Only negative comment is the need to break each chapter into sections to help the reader. The chapters are long, captivating and it is difficult to keep reading when the wife is telling me my dinner is on the table.
Little break points would have helped me immensely.
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Sharon E. Leighton
5.0 out of 5 stars Read all three!
Reviewed in Canada on 2 August 2020
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While this is an excellent mystery story on its own, and has a satisfying conclusion of its own, this series of three is really a trilogy, connected by theme as well as by the interaction of some of the characters. You'd be missing out if you only read the one. But then, how likely are you to only read the one? If you read this, you're almost sure to read the other two without my urging! Joe is such a great character, and his world, his friends, and his story are absorbing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice
Reviewed in the United States on 25 August 2019
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This story is extremely entertaining and moves the reader along swiftly. Good plot , along with interesting characters. While written by a Brit, it is very readable by An American reader. Fun read!
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ozzieinfrance
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be made into a movie
Reviewed in France on 30 October 2017
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Entertaining and gripping almost parody of the tough-guy PI with a good heart genre. A good read. Highly recommended if you like crime detective books.
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Glenda Hamilton
4.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Canada on 8 February 2019
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Good book
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