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The Murder Book
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Series: Henry Johnstone 1930s Mystery, Book 1
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ISBN10: 1847517579
ISBN13: 9781847517579
Publisher: Severn House
Published: Feb 1 2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781847517579
Publisher: Severn House
Published: Feb 1 2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Adams delivers more than one surprise en route to the satisfying ending
Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.
Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he's called out to another murder . . .
Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.
Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he's called out to another murder . . .
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