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The Sweet Smell of Rain by Douthwaite, Ian is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Overview: Present day Tyneside and Northumberland provide the setting for ‘The Sweet Smell of Rain’ the début novel by former Detective Ian Douthwaite. We follow the daily exploits of Detective Sergeant Jim Hodder, a man who is battle-weary, downtrodden and careworn, and whose countless shortcomings lead him into an endless cycle of confrontations with criminals, victims, colleagues and indeed, the world in general. A man nearing the end of his service, he is not so much resistant to change, just tired by it. Hodder has seen the wheel re-invented so many times, that the pedestrian pace of life that the was planning for his impending retirement seems positively appealing. However, due to his inability to turn a blind eye, an uncontrollable urge to act impulsively whilst trying to appear to be in control of any situation, he sets a precedence at digging deeper, darker holes from which he has to extricate himself with unremitting regularity.When we first meet Hodder he is interviewing Dean Parks, a low level thorn in the side, who is in custody for a serious sexual assault. Hodder erroneously thinks that the case is a mere ‘stroll in the park’ and that matters will be wrapped up in no

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Author

Douthwaite, Ian

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction