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Choose Your Parents Wisely (Brighton's No.1 Private Detective Book 2) Kindle Edition

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Private detective Joe Grabarz is scratching a living working small cases for clients who don’t pay well, but when a reward is put out for a missing girl, he sees an opportunity to turn his fortunes around.

The only problem is that everyone in Brighton wants a piece of the action.

And yet, still no one can find her.

It reminds Joe of his first case, another missing girl. Back then no one seemed to care. Could the answers to the present mystery lie in his past?

In a race against time to find the girl, Joe will have to face up to his mistakes, untangle a web of local corruption, and confront a sinister conspiracy.

Maybe this time things will end differently.

"A must for fans of noir." — World Geekly News
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“Demands and deserves your full attention.” — Books Are Cool
“A wonderful book for any private detective fan.” — Travel to Recovery book blog
“A must for fans of noir.” — World Geekly News
“A cracking detective story.” — Ali the Dragon Slayer book blog
“I love Tom Trott’s writing style. It is unique and he crafts really memorable plots and characters every time I read a book by him. I highly suggest checking out this series, it is getting better with each book and Tom Trott is a fantastic writer.” — Jessica Rachow
“It is obvious reading these books that Trott loves Brighton.” — Unlawful Acts book blog
“I sped through this second in series because I just had to keep reading and see where the story took me.” — Bookworms Corner
“I highly recommend this series for fans of P.I. crime.” — Bookshine and Readbows
“Tom Trott’s unique and inimitable writing style comes alive as this dual timeline plot jumps off of the page.” — Reflections of a Reader book blog
“I love this series by Tom Trott. A great read, highly recommended.” — The Divine Write

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
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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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Liz

Different than your normal detective novel - worth sticking with until you get used to the style.

Reviewed in Australia on 2 September 2017

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I almost gave up on this at the beginning as it's so different than the norm; really glad i stepped out of my normal reading style. Our antihero got me on his side about half way through and the plot was very good. The constant jumping back and forth was a little hard to keep up with until i realised this was not a book for my normal speed reading: slow down, concentrate and enjoy. Will read more of this author.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 September 2017

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This is a book of two very heavy meaty stories told at one time and surprisingly with great humour and self depreciation. A very good read. Must read more now.

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Standee

Haha-Oh No

Reviewed in the United States on 27 August 2017

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Suspense, mystery and humor. I found myself laughing out loud one minute, then the suspense takes over and I couldn't stop reading. The British style and terminology is a little confusing at times, but I got by. Also, there seems to be a problem with continuity in that, it would seem to skip forward In one chapter, then, the next chapter would go back to a previous time. It's very hard to keep up with that aspect. Also, the main character seemed to speak and act much older than his twenty two years. All in all, this was a very fun read and I would certainly recommend it. Oh, and also...the dice game toward the end...very confusing.

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peter vogelaar

British noir

Reviewed in Canada on 17 September 2017

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I like his gritty style. Makes me want to visit Brighton. Entertaining for sure

Caroline

Just Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2019

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I love this series by Tom Trott. It is well written and Joe is a great character. This book is the second in the series, but can easily be read as a stand alone. However I really recommend you enjoy all of the series and start with You Can’t Buy Old Friends.

This story starts with the disappearance of a local girl, and the town has gone crazy trying to find her. The case brings back bad memories of a case when another girl went missing but then, the town nor the press were interested.

Joe, following his own methods, starts to investigate the missing Joy. The story flows well as both cases are described. A great read, highly recommended.

Sharon E. Leighton

Do read the first and third in this series, to get the whole story.

Reviewed in Canada on 2 August 2020

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This is a very enjoyable read, and I'm sure if it's the only Tom Trott book you ever read, you will have had a good time reading it. But when you put all three books together, you have something truly beautiful.

Burning Crowe

A Brighton Mystery with Style

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2017

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3.5 Stars.
CYPW is two parallel stories in one. It features cynical British P.I. Joe Grabarz who takes it upon himself to find a missing girl. At the same time we get a kind of origin story where a young Joe takes on his first case, which is a similar case to his modern day mission. At first it wasn't always clear which story I was in, but I definitely got the hang of it as the story progressed.

The things that I enjoyed most about this book, were the writing, the style and the wit. The influence of Chandler is clear and this is no bad thing. Joe isn't what you'd call a nice guy, but I did kind of like him. Some of Trott's smart lines and observations are first class stuff. I liked both Joe characters and I loved the older policeman in the young Joe sections. I liked the tension between Joe and his secretary - I wanted more of that.

I did have some problems with the book. I felt that the two Joes in the two mysteries didn't quite marry together. Now I haven't read book 1 of the Grabarz series and perhaps I had this wouldn't give me a problem, but taking this as a standalone (which I know it isn't - so sorry this could be unfair) I found it hard to work out how young the Joe could have become the older Joe. I also felt that some of the big set piece scenes felt a little awkward and needed closer links to the development of the plot. At times the Brighton setting became intrusive.

Overall I did enjoy the mystery. Especially the jokes and the cool writing style. Trott does a good job here of writing a novel that works as a standalone but which also sews and nurtures the overarching plot development of his series. Well done Joe Grabarz.

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