Happy Wednesday, today I am thrilled to take part in the blog tour for Last Orders by Bill Todd with my thanks to Emma at Damp pebbles for having me on the tour.

Now before I start my ramblings of what I thought, let’s take a look at the blurb

Blurb

Big Eddie Archer is throwing a celebrity party for the reopening of The Bellerophon public house. When singer Paul Toopen, star of TV reality show Dreamboat, goes missing there is only one man the pub’s guv’nor can call on. But Danny Lancaster is off his game after overdoing Eddie’s free hospitality at last night’s dress rehearsal. Fans besiege the pub and the media are everywhere. This could be a public relations disaster but Eddie reckons if Danny can crack the case before closing time it will make the new Bellerophon famous. Danny’s head is pounding but Eddie’s star guests might just be trapped in a pub with a killer. And the clock is ticking down to last orders. #TheBigBellBash

Last Orders is book 7 in the Danny Lancaster Novella series, and I will be honest I have read the others but something I do need to fix.

Last Orders May only be a novella but it certainly packs a punch. Each chapter is short snappy and straight to the point no messing about here.

The first person we come across is the Lovely Emily Shepherd, was once just the barmaid Behind the Old Bellerophon but is now Big Eddie’s right hand woman as it were as Bellerophon’s new manager. Although she is having to scrub off some graffiti in her suit right before the big opening night. Her Boss is none other than Big Eddie Archer. Eddie is old school gangster and has had his fingers dipped in a few pies before but with the money he has put into making his pub rise from the ashes, quite literally he is an anxious wreck that something will destroy his opening night his celebrity chef is in place and the celebrities and those in high places are making their way up the red carpet. So when Eddie can’t find his star act Paul Toopen, he realises he needs the guy he has not long barred Danny Lancaster. Danny has the hangover from hell after overdoing the free booze that had been on offer the night before. But when Eddie calls, we’ll rather sends Emily to get him seeing how Danny can’t work an iPhone he soon sets to work.

Danny is an ex-squaddie turned private investigator, struggling to adapt back to civilian life. After being in Afghanistan I don’t blame him the guy has seen things no one should have to witness in their life.

With Eddie wanting the case wrapped up before closing time Danny has his work cut out to find out what happened with Paul before the last orders are called, and with the detective inspector Pauline Myers amongst the guests alongside her Girlfriend it’s best Danny just gets on with it.

Last orders will have you laughing out loud one minute, then feeling all serious and poignant the next, it’s compelling and doesn’t beat around the bush. We don’t get tied up in needless information we get exactly what we need in a sharp informative way. A perfect read while stopping for lunch and coffee. It hits all the right notes and an enjoyable read.

Don’t just take my word for it though check out what the other lovely blogger thought of Last Orders