Before I Sleep - Detective Inspector Slider Mystery by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

About the Book

Happily married, wealthy Felicity Holland is missing, and no one knows why. DCI Bill Slider and his team will have to move fast if there's to be a hope of finding her alive. But with no evidence of foul play - nothing to go on at all - where do they even start looking? All they know for sure is that the clock is ticking ...

Book Synopsis

The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. Can he find her - and does she even want to be found?

"[Slider is] one of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist

Felicity Holland is missing.

She left her handsome West London house to go to her weekly pottery class and didn't come back. She's a mature, sensible woman with a stable home life and a happy marriage - no reason to abscond. Her distraught husband is convinced she must have been snatched.

DCI Bill Slider and his team know that when a woman goes missing, you have to move fast if there's to be a hope of finding her alive. But with no evidence of foul play - nothing to go on at all - where do you even start looking?

The clock is ticking. But as Slider tries to retrace the last known movements of Felicity Holland, he is led ever further down a dark and twisted path into the secret past of this beautiful, enigmatic woman.

This critically-acclaimed British police procedural series is a great choice for fans of Catherine Aird, Ann Cleeves and Peter James. If you haven't met Bill Slider and his team, why not start now?

Review Quotes

A gripping plot, Harrod-Eagles' trademark wry humor, and an authentic look at today's police make this a fine read for procedural fans-- "Booklist"

Another delightful mystery for fans of unconventional police teams, witty dialogue, and excellent procedurals-- "Library Journal"

Harrod-Eagles reliably entertains-- "Publishers Weekly"

A model British procedural-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Outstanding . . . Harrod-Eagles' latest DCI Bill Slider novel brings the series to a new level

-- "Booklist Starred Review of Cruel as the Grave"

[This series is in] a league of its own . . . Will garner new readers and delight loyal fans-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Cruel as the Grave"

A witty, thoughtful mystery . . . Fans of Deborah Crombie's 'Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James' series will be moved by this carefully constructed tale-- "Library Journal Starred Review of Headlong"

Another satisfying mystery starring one of Britain's most engaging coppers-- "Booklist on Dying Fall"

Dialogue sparkling with wit and humor . . . Readers will wish for Slider's career to continue for many years to come-- "Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Headlong"

Fans of Catherine Aird's witty Inspector C.D. Sloan books will be hooked-- "Publishers Weekly on Dying Fall"

Highly entertaining . . . Harrod-Eagles shows once again why this series ranks high among contemporary British police procedurals-- "Publishers Weekly on Shadow Play"

About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born and educated in London and had a variety of jobs in the commercial world before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed Bill Slider mysteries and the historical Morland Dynasty series. She lives in London, is married with three children and enjoys music, wine, gardening, horses and the English countryside.