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Pain of Death
  1. Gillian Robinson
  1. Associate Specialist, Department of Sexual Health, Southwark Primary Care Trust, London, UK

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Pain of Death Adam Creed. London, UK: Faber and Faber, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-57124-524-6. Price: £12.99. Pages: 416 (paperback)

Lovers of crime fiction who mourn the death of Morse and the retirement of Rebus can breathe a sigh of relief as Adam Creed introduces DI Wagstaffe (Staffe).

It seems almost obligatory for the heroes of crime fiction to be tortured souls and Staffe is no exception. Orphaned as a teenager, a sister addicted to drugs and difficulties with his personal life are but a few of …

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