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Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers: Comedy Crime Fantasy (Unhuman Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Wilkie Martin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,810 ratings
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Nature. Murder. Will an unhuman’s clumsy sidekick find courage, love, or a swift end?

Andy Caplet remains jobless and loveless. So when Inspector Hobbes suggests a camping trip to avoid an unwelcome spotlight on his powers, the sidekick rushes to assist. But Andy’s hope for relaxation ends abruptly when he trips over a dead body.

With the Inspector’s attention needed elsewhere, Andy bravely reports the remains and falls hard for the victim’s wealthy widow. When a heinous act threatens the new woman of his dreams, the lovestruck sidekick must become a hero in a hurry.

As the bodies pile up, can Andy’s newfound spine keep him and the Inspector from joining the heap of corpses?

Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers is the third standalone novel in the Unhuman comedy crime fantasy series. If you like supernatural underworlds, madcap capers, and dastardly villains, then you’ll love Wilkie Martin’s fast-paced farce.

Buy Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers to solve a paranormal crime today!

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orange with black grave stones and gold text Inspector Hobbes and the Blood Dark blue with werewolf and lightning at night pink text Inspector Hobbes and the Curse Grey with hills and gold bars and skull and gold text Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers Dark red with roofs and flood water and floating bones and blue text Inspector Hobbes and the Bones Green/blue with green man head and leaves and yellow text Inspector Hobbes and the Common People
1 - Inspector Hobbes and the Blood 2 - Inspector Hobbes and the Curse 3 - Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers 4 - Inspector Hobbes and the Bones 5 - Inspector Hobbes and the Common People
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Inspector Hobbes, Andy Caplet, Mrs Goodfellow, Dregs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Billy Shawcroft (dwarf), Featherlight (landlord) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Rocky ✓ ✓
Les Bashem, Bernie Bulimore (werewolves) ✓ ✓
Violet King, Felix King (werecats) ✓
Kathleen Johnson (daughter?) ✓
Daphne Duckworth ✓ ✓ ✓
Sid Sharples (vampire) ✓ ✓ ✓
Alvin Elwes, Aubrey Elwes, Hilda Elwes, Matilda Kielder, Solomon Slugg (elves) ✓
Yetis, Not Yetis ✓

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'Inspector Hobbes is back in his greatest adventure yet' The Book Faerie, Jo Ann Hakola 'This author has become one of my favorites' Koeur's Book Reviews Blog, Anders Mikkelsen 'Hobbes and Andy follow the Hobbes-Watson dynamic' Carol Siewert thebookgator blog, Carol Siewert

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00O0AG24Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Witcherley Book Company (September 27, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1004 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0957635141
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,810 ratings

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Wilkie Martin

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Wilkie Martin is a bestselling comedy and cozy mystery writer. He lives in the Cotswolds, UK with his partner in a town remarkably similar to the fictional Sorenchester of his unhuman series, although he has never come across a policeman there like Inspector Hobbes.

He loves cooking, especially curries which is why his characters tend to like things spicy and despite living as far away from the coast as is possible in the UK, he is a qualified scuba diving instructor.

Wilkie's latest book is a comedy crime fantasy story - Inspector Hobbes and the Common People.

There are now 5 books in his unhuman series of comedy cozy mystery fantasy novels, described by Cotswold Life magazine as 'odd, inventive and genuinely very funny indeed':

I - Inspector Hobbes and the Blood

II - Inspector Hobbes and the Curse

III - Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers

IV - Inspector Hobbes and the Bones

V - Inspector Hobbes and the Common People

They can be read standalone but are best read in order. They are available on kindle, paperback, large print paperback, hardback and audiobooks.

Find the first 3 unhuman books together in his ebook bundle - First Ever Unhuman Bundle.

Find the first 4 unhuman books in the Hobbes omnibus (paperback, hardback and audiobook).

He also has a fantasy thriller - Razor

an a little book of silly verse - Relative Disasters - that chronicles the various humorous but fatal mishaps that happen to family members.

Children's books are written as Wilkie J. Martin, and a cookbook as his character A.C. Caplet.

For an update on when the next book is available visit his website http://www.wilkiemartin.com and signup for his newsletter.

Awards:

Inspector Hobbes and the Blood was shortlisted for the Impress Prize for New Writers 2012.

Inspector Hobbes and the Blood audiobook was a nominee for Audiobook Reviewer (ABR) Listener Award 2018 in Fantasy, Mystery, Humor.

Inspector Hobbes and the Bones audiobook WINNER of Indpendent Audiobook Award Fantasy 2019.

Inspector Hobbes and the Bones audiobook nominee VoiceArts Award Fantasy 2019.

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L. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars What a delightful series!
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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I have truly enjoyed these books about Inspector Hobbes. I feel I know each of the main characters and love them all! I can identify with poor, dear Andy Caplet, always good intentioned and who tries to be good and brave but who always seems to attract catastrophe, failing in some very funny ways. Mrs Goodfellow is still a bit of a mystery, I hope the author will some day tell us more about her and where she learned to cook so well. Inspector Hobbes himself is such a genuine hero and gentleman I liked and respected him right away. All of the other characters were brought to life as well, Featherlight and Billy, Sid and Denny, all the others seem now just like friends I haven’t seen in a while. The mysteries themselves are pretty clever but having Andy’s “help” makes the story so entertaining. I certainly hope to see more of these stories and highly recommend them to anyone who needs to laugh out loud for real while reading.
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Scott Robbins
4.0 out of 5 stars Each book in this series is better than the last.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017
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These books get better with each addition. There are a few surprises, and we get to learn more about Hobbes' origins. There's no one specific thing that strikes me as better, but the flow of the novel is quicker, Andy's becoming more likeable, and even, on occasion, doing Heroic Things, though often by luck.
I enjoy puns, and, as always, the book is full of them. The slapstick physical comedy still doesn't work well for me on the printed page, though with my somewhat immature sense of humor, I suspect I'd crack up if I were viewing a live version of it.
After i finished the first book, though I liked it, I debated a bit before getting the second one. I liked the second one even more, and this time, got the third one immediately after finishing it. This third book was even better, and I bought the 4th one before finishing the third. These books get better, continue to make me laugh, and I'm liking the characters more and more with each novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A rare treat! Keep the fun coming!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022
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Well written with enjoyable characters. Comedy is hard to write & few do it so well, especially without crudeness. Combine with well-plotted mysteries & you have a rare find. A book without annoying grammatical errors & stray pieces of unresolved or conflicting facts is so enjoyable. Well done! My husband & I love listening to the Audible books of this series too because the reader’s performance is wonderful! We look forward to more great books by Mr Martin!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect a classic mystery, expect to laugh...
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
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Book 3, Just as zanny as the first two. And thankfully Andy is getting a grip. The characters are hysterical and there simply no way to describe it accurately. The author explains a bit more about the characters which is great. This is not a serious read, it is not a classic who done it.. heck it isn't even a classic fantasy. What it is ... Is a fun read that makes you laugh out loud . Can it stand alone, yeah but better when you read the series. Three cheers for a stress relieving laugh out loud mystery.
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Megan M
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as the others
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022
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I love this series, which is full of eccentric characters (with a surprising amount of depth). That said, I find this the weakest of the bunch. The hapless Andy Caplet is even more inept and annoying than in the other novels, and the tension is provided more by ordinary unpleasant humans than the intriguing “unhumans” featured in the other books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series ❤️
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022
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The quirky characters warm your heart. Wish I could actually eat some of Mrs. Goodfellows
cooking🤣🤣. I always laugh out loud😊
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Mark or Michelle Potter
3.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than The Last
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017
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While I have enjoyed the whole series so far, Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers is far and away the best so far. With Andy finally becoming less bumbling and learning more about Hobbes the character advancement is simply great.

It feels like the pacing was better but that might be due to a number of factors. I still can't believe I'm enjoying a series from an unknown writer as much as I am. For the money you won't find a better series out there.

That's not to say the writing is without flaws but in some ways those flaws make things that much more believable and the rest comes down to editing. Overall the whole of the Inspector Hobbes series is amusing and the tropes are done well. I'm off to grab the next pretty much straight away.
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Pamh
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark humor with lots of love and caring.
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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At first I was horrified, but kept reading. Inspector Hobbs is loving kind and keeps the hidden people in line. I’ve read all of them and I wish she would write another one soon. There are so many quotes in these books to memorize that you’re so perfect!
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Ms Louise Wilford
5.0 out of 5 stars charming, delightful, funny - a little bit Carry On Cotswolds but with genuine character development and tension
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2016
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The third and possibly the last (?) book in the Inspector Hobbes trilogy, this one sees Hobbes and Andy camping in the Blacker Mountains and encountering nasty upper-class gits, incompetent police officers, pretty and pleasant young women, and an ageing vampire. We learn more about Hobbes's origins and what he is, and more about Andy's dire relationship with his dreadful natural parents. Parenting is a theme here as Hobbes' own daughter turns up on his doorstep! Featherlight Binks plays a bigger role; Andy gets a girlfriend; Andy unwittingly almost ruins a well-organised plan to foil the villains, even though he's only trying to help. Andy's true colours are finally recognised by more of his peers, however, and he ends up not quite the sad klutz he was at the start of the series, while Hobbes's benevolent influence extends over several other characters, improving several lives in his own inimitable way.

I liked Andy as a character, but I really loved Hobbes and I hope Wilkie Martin decides to write more of his adventures, maybe focused on other sidekicks as by the end of this novel Andy's life has improved for the better, though I'm sure he can still be very involved in Hobbes's investigations. These books are charming, delightful, funny reads, inventive and warm-hearted, packed full of entertaining minor characters and set in a suitably silly but strangely authentic-seeming Cotswold environment, a little bit Carry On Cotswolds but with moments of real tension and conflict, and some genuine character development.
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daveboyksa
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, plenty of humour, great fun.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2019
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This is probably a bizarre statement to make: I don't really know what to make of these stories, unless they are an exercise in silliness and good fun, in which the stories succeed. I have read all three books in the series, and have had many a chuckle, and this story with its Harvest Festival episode in particular was fun and full of laughs. All the characters are larger than life and each has a touch of the surreal about them. Great fun, slightly Tom and Jerry in the way characters bounce back from various incidents. If there is a fourth book published, I will seriously contemplate buying it. Although I read this book with pleasure, I can't quite give it five stars. I think the reason for this is that none of the characters really evolves or develops or even surprises, simply because they all do have slightly cartoon-ish traits.
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Steph D
5.0 out of 5 stars These just keep getting better and better!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2024
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Maybe it is just my familiarity with the characters at this stage, but the good natured warmth and gentle humour than runs almost arterial strength through these books is totally infectious, they are just an unputdownable joy to read!

I really would recommend reading the books in this series in order for depth of characters - you will not regret it!
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Desiree
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, super imaginative read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2021
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As a 72 year old female, you would think me to be the least likely to read, never mind thoroughly enjoy the Inspector Hobbs books. But I do, oh how I do. What is Hobbs? Not entirely human that’s for sure, but what is he exactly ? No one knows., except for strange, very strange. However, along with his equally strange housekeeper, his really odd and varied acquaintances, and even odder perpetrators, we have a rollicking read. Imagine Sir Terry, crossed with the Brothers Grimm, and you may go somewhere towards Hobbs. Go on, try him, I dare you. But be warned, one will not be enough.
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Nick Peters
4.0 out of 5 stars Modern style fairy tale, well written, most enjoyable, a great lighthearted read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2016
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Modern fairy tale - quaint silly fun; a lighthearted and enjoyable read. Book 3 explains what DI Hobbes actually is - it would have been nice to have been offered a more detailed explanation of this character heritage, after all readers have waited 3 books for this information.
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