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Found Drowned (May Keaps Series) Kindle Edition

by BK Duncan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In 1920 London, a female coroner’s officer seeks answers when a boy’s body is found in the Thames . . .

A body has emerged from the dark depths of the river. It’s not an uncommon occurrence—but May Keaps takes every case seriously, especially when the deceased is a child. Was he simply playing too recklessly in the water, or is there more to the story?

May knows that when children go missing, the reason is often linked to money. But she is in danger of underestimating the corrupting influence of power. On streets where poverty and exploitation walk hand-in-hand, everyone has a price—and some are more valuable dead than alive. But who is pulling the strings? May must journey into the dark underbelly of London—a world of smuggling, prostitution, and murder—to find the answers . . .

“A wonderful heroine.” —Andrew Taylor, Diamond Dagger Award–winning author of The Ashes of London
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08B8DR567
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (February 27, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4613 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
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BK Duncan

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Born on a steam railway and brought up on the South Coast of England, such beginnings were destined to leave BK Duncan with a love of vintage transport, crashing seas, and Art Deco architecture.

Following a career encompassing developmental learning and change-management consultancy she made the switch to full time writer, combining producing her own work with lecturing in creative writing in colleges and academies in Hertfordshire and Cambridge. Her two great passions are longbow archery and the Argentine Tango. Sadly, she is not nearly as accomplished at either as she’d like.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun who done it
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018
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Historical mystery at its best! Thoroughly enjoyed watching May track down the leads and find the truth. I highly recommend this book.
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Linda BF
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read despite the gruesome realities of the plot.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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Good story with enough character development and plot twists to keep me turning pages. This was my first time to read Duncan and I will look for more.
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HelenH
3.0 out of 5 stars Awfully Over the Top
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
Let me start by saying that I do enjoy some of the elements of the May Keaps series; the author's description of London right after the war, with all her people and places, for instance. What I don't enjoy is the "Perils of Pauline" story line that has now taken over every book. Must May thrust herself into every dangerous situation she can find? Was it truly necessary to set up a "personal mystery" that is going to be teased in every book? I fully expect to see "Tune in Next Week!" at the end of every chapter. So, I will have to think long and hard before I pick up the next book in the series. We'll see.
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donnasbookblog
5.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to the series!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018
I love this series and for me it just keeps getting better and better!

I loved the plot in this one and I was intrigued straight from the off and I thought the whole book was addictive, I didn't want to put it down at all and read as much as I could in one sitting.

The characters are great as always and I do love the writing style in this series, it is such an easy read, well paced and well researched.

4.5 stars from me for this one rounded up to 5 stars for Amazon and Goodreads - another great addition to what is turning out to be an excellent series in one of my favourite genres - I loved it!
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NLB
2.0 out of 5 stars Cut the hyperbole
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018
I am weary of the over-the-top Kindle subtitles; this book isn't haunting and it was very easy to put it down. Actually, I found it to be increasingly boring as the author delves into May's antics in Nancy Drew fashion except May's actions always involve putting her life on the line. Never, out of the hundreds of British mysteries I have read, have I encountered anyone from the coroner's office taking on the role of super sleuth as May does.
Characters and events are thrown in at random to the point of absurdity so that there is essentially no plot.
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George
4.0 out of 5 stars On the Waterfront.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018
This is the second mystery crime novel by BK Duncan featuring May Keaps who works as a Coroner's Officer in Poplar in the East End of London in 1920. I had not previously read the first book in the series "Foul Trade" from which several of the characters reappear and incidents from it are referenced here but this did not detract from the enjoyment and understanding of the story which begins with the discovery of the body of a drowned boy in the Thames. Was this an accident or is there a far more sinister reason for this death?

This is extremely well written and the author really does convey a sense of what it must have been like being in the Docklands area of London during a period of intense poverty and social deprivation. It is a vivid portrayal and I could clearly imagine in my mind the dirt and noise out on the streets as the story takes us to street markets, dockers pubs and the ubiquitous work house. I liked how real life names and events from the past were interwoven into the story giving it an extra feel of reality.

But it is above all the central character of May herself that makes this story so enthralling as she seems to be on a mission to achieve justice no matter what impediments are put in her way. There is partly inspired by her father who's previous death in somewhat mysterious circumstances will no doubt be addressed and solved in subsequent books. I liked also the fact that in order to solve the mystery a conspiracy needed to be confronted and destroyed emanating from high places in society.

Fast paced throughout, the novel races along and there is also time for some character development as well, A really enjoyable read which I have no hesitation to recommend. To get an appreciation of the character of May Keaps and some of the events that have influenced her I can also recommend a short novella called the "The Last Post" which takes place during her time as an ambulance driver during the First World War.

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Sue Em Davenport
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting historical mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018
May Keeps experienced the hardships of World War I as an ambulance driver. Now she brings tenacity, intelligence and ability to cope with the tragic rigors of poverty to her posting as a Coroner Officer in London. As she investigates who the small, crippled lad was who was found drowned, she is lead down an unseemly and seedy path. Before she finds answers, she will put herself into peril. The dialog is particularly striking as the author uses the vernacular and slang of the place and time to build her characters.
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4.0 out of 5 stars London in its gritty past
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2018
Please read book 1 = Foul Trade, before reading this book, it is such a dark wonderful tale of May’s life and how she is linked with the underbelly of London in the 1920’s. Her job being in the Officer in the Coroners Court of Popular, really does take her on journeys that she should not be exposed to.
Her character is so determined, strong, but likeable. You really do get a sense of her justness, wanting to make everything right for those that have died in extreme or unfortunate instances.
Yet again, she wanders out of her comfort zone and in to dangerous territory.
The writing is sublime, and effective. Giving a truly eerie sense of realism and what the streets of London near the docks where like in the 1920’s.
I Shall quote my previous review from Foul Trade “ You need to read, digest, breathe as it is a stunningly impressive novel, that is thought provoking, and plenty of mystery that gripped me and I enjoyed seeing the world through May’s eyes.”
In this novel, I found it slightly more daunting and in particular one storyline, which was haunting, sad, but so well placed. B K Duncan really does bring alive the grit and grimness of life in London within the settings of these books, such atmospheric reads that are doused in darkness and mystery.
I do look forward to reading more and seeing where May is taken next.
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Livia Sbarbaro
5.0 out of 5 stars May Keaps is gutsy, strong and fiesty...a living legend from the 1920s
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2018
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After working in the front line in world war one..May Keaps is now working for the coroners office..When a young boy is pulled from the Thames it is up to May to find out if the boy drowned or if foul play was involved..This is Dark Victorian London..Where children can be bought,sold or completely dissapear..With Jack a journalist on hand to help her..May has to venture into the seedy underworld..and things are about to get darker..With danger always not far behind..May will not stop until she finds the truth..Then when the ugly truths begin to emerge..Evil gets up close and someone who she is close to gets badly hurt..its up to May now to search for the truth...May Keaps is a strong sturdy character still in her early twenties..I feel there are many more adventures ahead for this brave strong lady...I hope Jack is included in her future stories..A fast riveting story that wills May on..Our Victorian legend in the making .Thoroughly enjoyed this ..
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audreysmith
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2018
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Only just started reading it but hooked !
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Rik Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2018
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BK Duncan has done it again. Found Drowned continues Foul Trade’s journey into the sights, sounds and smells of 1920s London. Every meander down the alleyways and into the buildings of East London has been thoroughly researched and contributes to the evolving plot. From the early morning meeting with the Thames River Police to the… well you’ll have to read it to find out.

I was reading Found Drowned on a 5 hour plane journey and it’s the first time I’ve wished for the flight time to be a little longer so the queue at customs wouldn’t keep me from the conclusion (fortunately there was a little headwind so I finished with 10 minutes to spare and a smile on my face).

I recommend this book to everyone; lovers of writing, history, characters, mystery.

May Keaps and Jack Cahill are my literary friends and I can’t wait for the next instalment of their adventures.
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JR
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2018
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A dark and atmospheric tale that will keep you hooked.

June 1920: in the wake of the Great War. We follow Poplar Coroner’s Office May Keaps as she investigates the death of a boy found in the Thames; is it an accident or something far more sinister?
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Valerie McGow
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2018
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Another brilliant book from BK Duncan.
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