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Poe, Tilly and Lockdown .... need I say more? There are some genuinely loud out loud moments in this trio of short stories and the book is well worth a read. The book contains barely 60 pages and you might wonder if it is worth bothering with such a small collection. Well, I read the book during my lunchbreak and I absolutely recommend it. The stories can be situated at any point in the Poe/Tilly universe and also act as a decent introduction for newcomers. Read, laugh and enjoy.

'Cut Short' features three new short stories by M.W. Creaven, featuring two of his greatest creations Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. There are three stories in total and all are set in Cumbria.

1) In The Killing Field, Poe and Tilly are forced to take holiday leave by DI Flynn and during breakfast, are struggling to decide how to spend their leave. While pondering this problem, a police detective arrives and asks for their help at a nearby airfield. Be warned, this airfield was called 'the killing field' during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis and the story is not be to read while eating your own breakfast!

2) In Why Don’t Sheep Shrink?, an unnamed pandemic forces Poe and Tilly to self-isolate together. Needless to say, this situation leads to a lot of funnu conversation as our dynamic duo argue over pasttimes, language, diet........
Eventually Poe turns to an old, unsolved, cold case. A case that he has been unable to solve. Then Tilly decides to lend a hand......

3) In the final tale, 'Dead Man’s Fingers', our heroes have finally escaped their isolation and are enjoying being back outdoors. Until Edgar accidentally leads them to reopen a twenty year old mystery.

z03l0u's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dannireadsallthetime's review

5.0

BAM, loved this one! Yea Poe and Tilley are back and kicking arse. They are looking at cases that haven't been solved. A really quick and easy read, and there is good chemistry between them, you know like being best friends. READ IT.

la_estanteriadepeny's review against another edition

4.0

Este libro, perteneciente a la saga del inspector Washington Poe (“El show de las marionetas” y “Verano negro”), se compone de tres pequeños relatos en los que Poe y Tilly, su compañera, son protagonistas.

Ambos se encuentran de vacaciones en la casa que tiene Poe en la montaña y desde allí resolverán algunos casos.

El primer relato, el más corto, es también el más simple y soso desde mi punto de vista. No aporta una tensión ni una trama enrevesada y tiene un final un tanto pobre.

En el segundo relato, ambos acaban confinados por contraer un virus (alusión a la pandemia actual) y por puro aburrimiento empiezan a investigar un caso en el que Poe trabajaba como hobby ya que no era un caso abierto por falta de pruebas. Gracias a la inteligencia de Tilly y la perseverancia de Poe consiguen reabrir el caso y resolverlo.

En el último relato, tras resolver el caso anterior y como siguen confinados, deciden ir de acampada y allí acabarán descubriendo unas pistas que les llevarán a resolver otro caso que quedó sin solución desde hacía varios años.

Ambos personajes son muy opuestos entre sí, lo que hace que su convivencia sea tensa y divertida para el lector. Poe es un cabezota y Tilly demasiado inteligente y sin don de gentes, es muy directa a la hora de expresar sentimientos o conocimientos lo que hace que siempre acaben chocando de una manera cómica.

Este libro es el más flojo que he leído de este autor, aún así me encanta el desarrollo de los personajes y los casos tan curiosos que van resolviendo.