However, a call to Matt from Minty a former criminal who had proved a good snout for Matt, has him alarmed – Minty sounded frightened and in all the years they had done business Minty had never seemed afraid. He relates an episode in the market and hands Matt an envelope saying, ‘I have just passed you a hot potato’. Excellent crime fiction by author Joy Ellis, with brilliant audiobook narration by Richard Armitage. I love Joy Ellis’ Audible books, but this time it took me longer to finish, because I had to listen intently—as I do to nonfiction. “The Night Thief” is dense with subplots, multiple characters, important details, and red herrings. I didn’t even try this audiobook in a car, because I often had to re-listen to get all the particulars. It’s a great listen with a martini in hand, whilst unwinding in the evening. Matt and Liz, our favorite officers turned private investigators, are hired by Alex's mother to look into the boys' deaths. She thinks there's something fishy going on but the local police write her off as a grieving mother who doesn't want to accept the death of her son. Matt and Liz take the case but warn Alex's mother that there may not be anything suspicious about their deaths and she'll have to accept that. It's only because one of Matt's old informants comes to him about a possibly related strange occurrence that he accepted the case. He doesn't believe in coincidences. The nostalgia gauge is code-red on Last Night in Soho, a gaudy time-travel romp that whisks its modern-day heroine to a bygone London that probably never existed outside our fevered cultural imagination. It’s the era of Dusty Springfield and Biba; great music, cool threads. British writer-director Edgar Wright takes a grab-bag of 1960s ingredients, paints them up and makes them dance to his tune. His film is thoroughly silly and stupidly enjoyable. To misquote William Faulkner, the past isn’t dead, it’s propping up the bar at the Café de Paris.

I returned it. I feel bad. But I gave it three stars because I feel like it’s my fault I didn’t like it. The story is told from multiple POVs and it takes a long while for it to coalesce. How Ellis brings all the layers together is a treat. I enjoyed the addition of Matthew, Liz’s nephew who had hoped to join the police force. Keen photography student is fascinated by the way light plays on the old buildings. As part of his course he takes pictures of deserted buildings at night. When he views them he is sure he sees a face in a deserted building. His friend Alex is also convinced but within days both lads are dead- allegedly from carbon monoxide poisoning although Alex's mother is far from convinced & calls on Matt & Liz (retired police officers no private investigators) to look into it. Meanwhile a young asthmatic boy disappears with his slightly dotty Aunt Jessie. His sister Kellie becomes more & more worried. For Matt & Liz it doesn't look like they are going to have the break they hoped for. If you enjoy goosebumpy and chilling (in the best way possible) reads, do add this to your TBR list. Well worth it. I read this in one dark night and recommend you do, too. Endo C: This Endo appears on Floors 6, 5, and 2. They will stand still, and never move. However, getting too close to them will result in a jumpscare.

Ridiculous? Well, yes, but that was the point. Foundation ceremonies could be very dreary occasions: “ragging” certainly livened things up. They were also an effective way for graduating students to “let off steam”. More importantly, they were a negotiated inversion of staff-student relations in an institution that was markedly hierarchical. “Ragging” was a classic example of “authorised transgression”. They were carnivalesque, temporarily inverting the rules and power structures while simultaneously blunting social criticism. There’s other plot lines too - a young lad goes on holiday to his aunt’s and they both disappear, Minty, a criminal that Matt is familiar with but has a soft spot for also makes an appearance and the major criminals in the area feel threatened by something and are employing their own methods for finding out what’s going on, leading to more deaths and disappearances all while the local police are busy with another in depth case.

Briefly, Matt and Liz are now Private investigators and have just completed a case and looking forward to a break. However before they can get away they are approached by the mother of a university student who asks them to look into his death. He and his friend died and whilst the police are treating it as an accident she has suspicions. They trace the deaths to a photograph taken by the students which appears to show a girls face in the window of a deserted building. Who is she and what does it mean? . At the same time, and apparently unrelated, a young ashmatic boy goes missing. What if any is the connection? Husband/wife retired police duo, now detectives Matt and Liz have their hands full as they are implored to investigate murderous crimes in sleepy Fenfleet just as they were contemplating well-earned relaxation. So much for that idea. This is my first book by this author. I was pleased with the story and didn’t feel lost since I hadn’t read the other books. I look forward to reading the next one. Chica appears around 1-2 AM. She will start writhing out of a hole in the wall, and you must find 3 cupcakes hidden around the office to make her go away. Failure to do so will kill you. The cupcakes can be found in each of the three entrances, behind the Chica poster, in both cabinets, and in the trash can next to the window. You can actually hear the cupcakes when you are near one of them. Also, looking at Chica will freeze her, which can buy you some needed time. Floor 3: Make it to the end of the long corridor. You can die to Endo F if you don't reach the door in time or you turn around.Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away, until a new case lands at their door in a double way, rather unexpectedly. Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise. Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police, something he has wanted his whole life. Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also help them with the current case. Although book five in the series, this happily stands alone. Liz’s nephew comes to stay after being rejected by the police for failing a fitness test, due to a childhood illness and he gets involved in their latest investigation. Oh, and one line really pissed me off (something like) “although she was overweight, she had a beautiful complexion.” WTF, Joy? How about “she was overweight and had a beautiful complexion.” I’m all for people being described as overweight, but why “although”? Zhang used his moment of glory to call out Tyson Fury, saying in his ringside interview: “To the audience, I want to ask you a question: Do you want to see me shut Tyson Fury up?” A third story line tells the story of Kellie and her younger brother Simon. After the death of their mother, Kellie has become the main caretaker of the family. Sadly, Simon is taken by dottie Aunt Jessie to 'save Simon from the bad man.'