The Case of the Lonely Accountant (The Finder Mysteries)

By: Simon Mason

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Paperback | 17 December 2024 | Edition Number 1

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208 Pages

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19.1 x 13.5 x 2.1

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A Guardian best crime and thriller book of 2024

'Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while, and it shows' Mick Herron

'The very definition of unputdownable' David Peace

'It's like the provincial British version of Maigret' Clare Chambers

Bournemouth 2008, the height of the financial crash. Don Bayliss, a timid and well-mannered accountant, vanishes after leaving his office before a scheduled meeting. His wife is both perplexed and distraught. His clothes are found discarded at the mouth of Poole Harbour.

After seven years of searching with no firm leads, the investigation is closed, and Don is presumed dead.

Until, sorting through his possessions, his wife finds a garish business card of one Dwight Fricker and decides it must be of some importance. Now more than eight years after his disappearance Dorset Police call in the Finder and the cold case is reopened.

The Finder begins with the last sightings of Don on the day he went missing, hearing how he seemed in a hurry, somewhat distracted? He unearths a string of overlooked clues that lead him to face the unlikely friendships that Don had made, the somewhat overbearing nature of Mrs Bayliss, the secrets that haunted him in his home life and the mistakes that led to him being investigated at work.

The Case of the Lonely Accountant is a dark and rich mystery that centres upon one lonely man and reveals the distance between those who are missing and those who are lost.

Industry Reviews

A terrific crime novel

Ingenious plotting - The Times

Move over Morse

Really works well and, at 198 pages of generously printed text, amply fulfils Ian Rankin's recent admonition against long works. Psychologically, a rich exploration that is full of merited excitement. - The Critic

I loved Simon Mason's Finder mysteries, I read them at great speed as I couldn't put them down, and was left hoping the next would come soon. They are such a good mixture of social observation, literary echoes, and offbeat urban landscapes. Such a clever device to have our Finder reading a classic novel as he investigates - structurally brilliant!

A short, ingeniously plotted missing-person mystery with a provincial English setting and an appealing atmoshphere of Maigret-ish melancholy. - The Observer (Books of the Year 2024)

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