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Del 3 - Violet Thorn Mysteries
Terror of Tannery Lane
A beguiling and compelling Victorian crime caper
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
117 kr
Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
A sadistic villain is killing, hell for leather.When Lady Violet Thorn overhears a distressed young woman accuse a married couple of murdering her parents and stealing their home – Maccabbee House – she takes her under her wing, determined to help.Matters swiftly escalate when Violet returns home to the sight of a woman stabbed to death in her hallway. Body parts are then found scattered around town, sparking rumours of a cannibal, and a sex worker is found brutalised…The town of Montford is swiftly whipped into a frenzy. Violet is sure that Maccabbee House, which lies in the shadow of the old tannery, holds the key to what is happening. But, once she enters, will she make it out alive?An enthralling and gripping Victorian crime novel from the bestselling author of the Gower Street Detective series.
Del 3 - Betty Church Mystery
Ghost Tree
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
197 kr
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Pitch-perfect World War Two crime for fans of Agatha Christie and Jasper Fforde. Detective Betty Church is forced to revisit ghosts from her past when a skeleton is found buried in the woods. July, 1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains, but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up and the town of Sackwater moves on.Only Etterly's best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend crying for help.June, 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods. Though most clues have long since decayed, it is wearing an unusual necklace.As soon as Inspector Betty Church sees the evidence she recognises it. The necklace belonged to Etterly. Fearing the worst, Betty is determined to solve this strange case once and for all.What happened to Etterly? And why has this secret remained buried for so long?
Del 1 - Gower Street Detective Series
Mangle Street Murders
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
131 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. 'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.125 Gower Street, 1882. Queen Victoria may sit on the throne and Robert Peel's bobbies walk the street, but London is still haunted by the spectre of Spring-heeled Jack. The demons of vice and poverty rule the capital: ruffian gangs, pickpockets, prostitutes and vagrants clog the streets with their iniquity. But in one particular Gower Street residence – home to the famous personal investigator Sidney Grice – order presides. Until, that is, the arrival of his ward March Middleton and the vicious Whitechapel murder that follows hard on her heels... Set between the refined buildings of Victorian Bloomsbury and the stinking streets of London's East End, The Mangle Street Murders is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric, and very, very funny. Praise for THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS: 'Funny, fresh and sharply plotted... Starring a detective duo to rival Holmes and Watson' GOODREADS. 'Kasasian's sparkling debut introduces a memorable new detective duo' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. 'Grice and Middleton promise to become a positive treat' DAILY MAIL. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT. DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA. THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE. DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 1 - Gower Street Detective Series
Mangle Street Murders
E-bok
Engelska, 201369 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. ''Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult'' DAILY MAIL. 125 Gower Street, 1882. Queen Victoria may sit on the throne and Robert Peel''s bobbies walk the street, but London is still haunted by the spectre of Spring-heeled Jack. The demons of vice and poverty rule the capital: ruffian gangs, pickpockets, prostitutes and vagrants clog the streets with their iniquity. But in one particular Gower Street residence – home to the famous personal investigator Sidney Grice – order presides. Until, that is, the arrival of his ward March Middleton and the vicious Whitechapel murder that follows hard on her heels... Set between the refined buildings of Victorian Bloomsbury and the stinking streets of London''s East End, The Mangle Street Murders is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric, and very, very funny. Praise for THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS: ''Funny, fresh and sharply plotted... Starring a detective duo to rival Holmes and Watson'' GOODREADS. ''Kasasian''s sparkling debut introduces a memorable new detective duo'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. ''Grice and Middleton promise to become a positive treat'' DAILY MAIL. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 2 - Gower Street Detective Series
Curse of the House of Foskett
E-bok
Engelska, 201483 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. ''Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult'' DAILY MAIL. 125 Gower Street, 1882. Sidney Grice once had a reputation as London''s most perspicacious personal detective. But since his last case led an innocent men to the gallows, business has been light. Listless and depressed, Grice has taken to lying in the bath for hours, emerging in the evenings for a little dry toast and a lot of tea. Usually a voracious reader, he will pick up neither book nor newspaper. He has not even gathered the strength to re-insert his glass eye. His ward, March Middleton, has been left to dine alone. Then an eccentric member of a Final Death Society has the temerity to die on his study floor. Finally Sidney and March have an investigation to mount – an investigation that will draw them to an eerie house in Kew, and the mysterious Baroness Foskett... Praise for THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT: ''A well-plotted mystery full of twists and turns, skullduggery, danger, and double-dealing'' GOODREADS. ''With fun and thrills this has a lot of humour and many nods to the Sherlock Holmes tales'' AMAZON VINE REVIEWER. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 3 - Gower Street Detective Series
Death Descends On Saturn Villa
E-bok
Engelska, 201583 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. ''Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult'' DAILY MAIL. 125 Gower Street, 1883. Sidney Grice is London''s foremost personal detective. Called away to Yorkshire, he leaves his ward, March Middleton, to run his house. But hearth and home hold little charm for March, who harbours dreams of becoming London''s foremost, and first, lady detective. So, when a mysterious letter arrives from her long-lost uncle, she accepts his invitation to stay at the palatial Saturn Villa. Her new Uncle Tolly is sweet, eccentric and – come the morning – very, very dead. But March is not called upon to solve the case, instead she''s in the frame for murder. Praise for DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA: ''Think Lemony Snicket meets Neil Gaiman for tea in Dracula''s castle'' BOOKLIST. ''Packed full of delicious dialogue and many laugh-out-loud moments. My adoration of Sidney and March remains unshaken'' HISTORICAL NOVELS SOCIETY. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 4 - Gower Street Detective Series
Secrets of Gaslight Lane
E-bok
Engelska, 201683 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. ''Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult'' DAILY MAIL. 125 Gower Street, 1883. All is quiet at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is swotting up on the anatomical structure of human hair whilst his ward, March Middleton, sneaks upstairs for her eighth secret cigarette of the day. The house is, perhaps, too quiet. So when a beautiful young woman turns up, imploring London''s formost personal detective to solve the mystery of her father''s murder, Grice can barely disguise his glee. Mr Nathan Garstang was found slaughtered in his bed, with no trace of a weapon or intruder. A classic locked-room case... or is it? Praise for THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE: ''So refreshing... These stand out in what is a heavily populated genre... Clever and beautifully written'' CRIME REVIEW. ''Atmospheric writing, quirky characters, droll wit, and macabre touches. A treat for series fans'' LIBRARY JOURNAL. ''Pure amusing enjoyment'' NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 5 - Gower Street Detective Series
Dark Dawn Over Steep House
E-bok
Engelska, 201783 kr
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Fresh, funny historical mystery series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.''Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult'' Daily Mail 125 Gower Street, London, 1884. Sidney Grice – London''s foremost personal detective – is restless. Having filed his latest case under ''S'' for ''Still To Be Solved'', his ward, March Middleton, remains determined to uncover the truth. When an attacker strikes on the murky streets of Limehouse, and a new victim is discovered in an overcrowded cafe, it''s clear that the duo are on the trail of a serial offender. A trail that leads them to a Prussian Prince, an Armenian gangster, and the shadowy ruin of a once-loved family home, Steep House... Reviews for DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE: ''A welcome addition to the genre'' Historical Novel Society''Classic whodunit fans will appreciate Kasasian''s playing fair with them'' Publishers Weekly''Ingenious and atmospheric... Packed with delicious humour, red herrings and devious twists and turns'' Bookish Jottings''Strikes the perfect balance between humour and tension... A real page turner'' Portable Magic''Quirky humour, eccentric characters and a compelling plot'' What Cathy Read NextRead the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 5 - Gower Street Detective Series
Dark Dawn Over Steep House
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
228 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Fresh, funny historical mystery series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton.'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' Daily Mail125 Gower Street, London, 1884. Sidney Grice – London's foremost personal detective – is restless. Having filed his latest case under 'S' for 'Still To Be Solved', his ward, March Middleton, remains determined to uncover the truth. When an attacker strikes on the murky streets of Limehouse, and a new victim is discovered in an overcrowded cafe, it's clear that the duo are on the trail of a serial offender. A trail that leads them to a Prussian Prince, an Armenian gangster, and the shadowy ruin of a once-loved family home, Steep House... Reviews for DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE: 'A welcome addition to the genre' Historical Novel Society'Classic whodunit fans will appreciate Kasasian's playing fair with them' Publishers Weekly'Ingenious and atmospheric... Packed with delicious humour, red herrings and devious twists and turns' Bookish Jottings'Strikes the perfect balance between humour and tension... A real page turner' Portable Magic'Quirky humour, eccentric characters and a compelling plot' What Cathy Read NextRead the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
E-bok
Engelska, 201883 kr
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A man is murdered in broad daylight by a stealthy killer in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. September 1939. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – has arrived from London to fill a vacancy at Sackwater police station. But Betty isn''t new here. This is the place she grew up. The place she thought she''d left for good. After a slow start, Betty''s called to the train station to investigate a stolen bench. But though there''s no bench, there is a body. A smartly dressed man, murdered in broad daylight, with two distinctive puncture wounds in his throat. While the locals gossip about the Suffolk Vampire, Betty Church steels herself to hunt a dangerous killer. Reviews for BETTY CHURCH AND THE SUFFOLK VAMPIRE: ''Betty Church is a wonderful creation... Had me laughing out loud'' GOODREADS. ''I loved this... A cast of crazy characters, with a gruesome murder or two thrown in for good measure'' GOODREADS. ''Loved Betty Church! No nonsense, in control with quirky crazy cast makes this a new series I can''t wait to read more of'' GOODREADS.
E-bok
Engelska, 2017329 kr
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Collected in a single volume for the first time, the complete Gower Street Detective series. Sidney Grice, London''s most famous personal detective, is expecting a visitor. He drains his fifth pot of morning tea, and glances outside, where a young, plain woman picks her way between the piles of horse-dung towards his front door. Sidney Grice shudders. For heaven''s sake – she is wearing brown shoes. His caller is March Middleton, Grice''s recently orphaned goddaughter. With her sharp tongue and even sharper mind, March is certain she could help her guardian solve his cases – if only he did not think women too feeble for detective work. But even Grice must admit some puzzles are too great for even him to solve alone... Set between the refined buildings of Victorian Bloomsbury and the stinking streets of London''s East End, The Gower Street Detective is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric, and very, very funny. THE GOWER DETECTIVE SERIES OMNIBUS INCLUDES: The Mangle Street Murders. The Curse of the House of Foskett. Death Descends on Saturn Villa. The Secrets of Gaslight Lane. Dark Dawn Over Steep House.
E-bok
Engelska, 201986 kr
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A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off in his pyjamas, little Sylvia Satin is having a birthday party, and a bookmark has been reported stolen. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – is longing for something to get her teeth into... When a bomb is dropped on Sackwater, it seems the war has finally reached them. But Betty can''t stop Adolf, however hard she tries. So when a dead man is found on the beach, she concentrates on hunting an enemy much closer to home. ''Eccentric and entertaining with a nicely complex plot''Crime Review. ''A wonderfully gripping old-fashioned murder mystery'' The Lady.
E-bok
Engelska, 202083 kr
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Pitch-perfect World War Two crime for fans of Agatha Christie and Jasper Fforde. Detective Betty Church is forced to revisit ghosts from her past when a skeleton is found buried in the woods. July, 1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains, but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up and the town of Sackwater moves on.Only Etterly''s best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend crying for help.June, 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods. Though most clues have long since decayed, it is wearing an unusual necklace.As soon as Inspector Betty Church sees the evidence she recognises it. The necklace belonged to Etterly. Fearing the worst, Betty is determined to solve this strange case once and for all.What happened to Etterly? And why has this secret remained buried for so long?
Del 1 - Violet Thorn Mysteries
Horror of Haglin House
A totally enthralling Victorian crime thriller
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
117 kr
Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
Home is where the horror isJilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.Violet's peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.A woman is killed outside Violet's house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives thereM.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel.
Del 2 - Violet Thorn Mysteries
Montford Maniac
An absolutely gripping Victorian crime caper
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
113 kr
Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
A crazed killer. A town in terror. A mystery ten years in the makingLady Violet Thorn's awful Aunt Igitha arrives uninvited to stay, wreaking havoc in the household. When Violet plucks up courage to ask her to leave, Igitha's chilling threats are soon realised with deadly effect.In a devastating series of events, a woman is impaled, another is hanged outside Violet's window, and a wild beast is delivered to her house.Violet is soon struck by the similarities between these events, and the unsolved murders committed ten years earlier by the sadistic serial killer known as the Montford Maniac.Could he have returned? Is Igitha behind the crimes? Or could there be someone even more terrifying on the prowl? The horrors have only just begun.A rollicking, unputdownable Victorian mystery perfect for fans of Janice Hallett and Anthony Horowitz.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2023298 kr
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Home is where the horror is...Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.A woman is killed outside Violet’s house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives there...M.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel.Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2024237 kr
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The horrors have only just begun...
When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac’s reign.
Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents – from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions.
Is Aunt Igitha orchestrating this nightmare? Or has history repeated itself with the return of the Montford Maniac? As Lady Violet confronts these horrors, she realises that there might be an even darker force at play here...
A heart-stopping amalgam of mystery and menace, this Victorian mystery is perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton, and Oscar De Muriel.
©2024 M.R.C. Kasasian (P)2024 Saga Egmont
Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2026302 kr
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Make hell for leather and stop a vicious killer from striking again.
During a hospital visit, Lady Violet Thorn overhears a young woman accusing a married couple of her parents' murder and stealing their home, Maccabee House.
From body parts scattered around town igniting rumours about a cannibal to a sex worker found brutalised, macabre events soon unfold culminating in Violet receiving a mannequin, resembling herself, stabbed through the heart.
With the town of Montford in meltdown, Violet knows that the answers wait at Maccabee House, which lies in the shadow of the old tannery. But with the killer's sights firmly on her, can she make it out alive?
An enthralling and gripping Victorian crime caper from the bestselling author of the Gower Street Detective series, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton, and Oscar De Muriel.
©2025 M.R.C. Kasasian (P)2025 Saga Egmont
M.R.C. Kasasian is an English author known for his richly atmospheric historical mystery novels, including the acclaimed Gower Street Detective series.
Del 2 - Gower Street Detective Series
Curse of the House of Foskett
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
174 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. 'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.125 Gower Street, 1882. Sidney Grice once had a reputation as London's most perspicacious personal detective. But since his last case led an innocent men to the gallows, business has been light. Listless and depressed, Grice has taken to lying in the bath for hours, emerging in the evenings for a little dry toast and a lot of tea. Usually a voracious reader, he will pick up neither book nor newspaper. He has not even gathered the strength to re-insert his glass eye. His ward, March Middleton, has been left to dine alone. Then an eccentric member of a Final Death Society has the temerity to die on his study floor. Finally Sidney and March have an investigation to mount – an investigation that will draw them to an eerie house in Kew, and the mysterious Baroness Foskett... Praise for THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT: 'A well-plotted mystery full of twists and turns, skullduggery, danger, and double-dealing' GOODREADS. 'With fun and thrills this has a lot of humour and many nods to the Sherlock Holmes tales' AMAZON VINE REVIEWER. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS. THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT. DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA. THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE. DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 3 - Gower Street Detective Series
Death Descends On Saturn Villa
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
110 kr
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Fresh, funny crime series for fans of Jasper Fforde and M.C. Beaton. 'Delightful and original... A series that could well become a cult' DAILY MAIL.125 Gower Street, 1883. Sidney Grice is London's foremost personal detective. Called away to Yorkshire, he leaves his ward, March Middleton, to run his house. But hearth and home hold little charm for March, who harbours dreams of becoming London's foremost, and first, lady detective. So, when a mysterious letter arrives from her long-lost uncle, she accepts his invitation to stay at the palatial Saturn Villa. Her new Uncle Tolly is sweet, eccentric and – come the morning – very, very dead. But March is not called upon to solve the case, instead she's in the frame for murder. Praise for DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA: 'Think Lemony Snicket meets Neil Gaiman for tea in Dracula's castle' BOOKLIST. 'Packed full of delicious dialogue and many laugh-out-loud moments. My adoration of Sidney and March remains unshaken' HISTORICAL NOVELS SOCIETY. Read the whole series: THE MANGLE STREET MURDERS. THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE OF FOSKETT. DEATH DESCENDS ON SATURN VILLA. THE SECRETS OF GASLIGHT LANE. DARK DAWN OVER STEEP HOUSE.
Del 1 - Betty Church Mystery
Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
200 kr
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A man is murdered in broad daylight by a stealthy killer in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. September 1939. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – has arrived from London to fill a vacancy at Sackwater police station. But Betty isn't new here. This is the place she grew up. The place she thought she'd left for good. After a slow start, Betty's called to the train station to investigate a stolen bench. But though there's no bench, there is a body. A smartly dressed man, murdered in broad daylight, with two distinctive puncture wounds in his throat. While the locals gossip about the Suffolk Vampire, Betty Church steels herself to hunt a dangerous killer. Reviews for BETTY CHURCH AND THE SUFFOLK VAMPIRE: 'Betty Church is a wonderful creation... Had me laughing out loud' GOODREADS. 'I loved this... A cast of crazy characters, with a gruesome murder or two thrown in for good measure' GOODREADS. 'Loved Betty Church! No nonsense, in control with quirky crazy cast makes this a new series I can't wait to read more of' GOODREADS.
Del 2 - Betty Church Mystery
Room of the Dead
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
123 kr
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A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off in his pyjamas, little Sylvia Satin is having a birthday party, and a bookmark has been reported stolen. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – is longing for something to get her teeth into... When a bomb is dropped on Sackwater, it seems the war has finally reached them. But Betty can't stop Adolf, however hard she tries. So when a dead man is found on the beach, she concentrates on hunting an enemy much closer to home. 'Eccentric and entertaining with a nicely complex plot'Crime Review. 'A wonderfully gripping old-fashioned murder mystery' The Lady.
Del 3 - Betty Church Mystery
Ghost Tree
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
120 kr
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Pitch-perfect World War Two crime for fans of Agatha Christie and Jasper Fforde. Detective Betty Church is forced to revisit ghosts from her past when a skeleton is found buried in the woods. July, 1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains, but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up and the town of Sackwater moves on.Only Etterly's best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend crying for help.June, 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods. Though most clues have long since decayed, it is wearing an unusual necklace.As soon as Inspector Betty Church sees the evidence she recognises it. The necklace belonged to Etterly. Fearing the worst, Betty is determined to solve this strange case once and for all.What happened to Etterly? And why has this secret remained buried for so long?