Diamond Brothers · BOOK 3 OF 8
South by South East
Spoiler-free summary
A murdered spy and a cryptic final message send the brothers on a gleefully Hitchcockian train journey.
London, a train journey and a European spy chase. The pleasure lies in competence and incompetence and family partnership, shaped by a numbered instalment with its own central conflict and a continuing series arc..
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Best read after Diamond Brothers 2; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.
What makes it different
The Hitchcock references are affectionate rather than ornamental; trains, spies and mistaken identity give the brothers their most cinematic case.
Setting
London, a train journey and a European spy chase.
Content guidance
Comic peril, crime and occasional violence, presented for younger readers.
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Continuity
South by South East is volume 3 of 8 in Diamond Brothers. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.
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