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Hemlock Bay

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'Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing.' RICHARD OSMANThe first rule of murder: know your victim. Basil Palmer has decided to murder a man called Louis Carson. There's only one problem: he doesn't know anything about his intended victim, not who he is or where he lives. Basil learns that Carson owns Hemlock Bay, a resort for the wealthy and privileged. Knowing that his plan will only work if he covers his tracks, he invents a false identity and, posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way. Meanwhile Rachel Savernake buys an intriguing painting of a place called Hemlock Bay, one that she cannot get out of her head. Macabre and strange, the image shows a shape that seems to represent a dead body lying on the beach. Convinced that there is something sinister lurking amongst the glamour of the bay, Rachel books a cottage there - where she meets a mysterious doctor called Seamus Doyle...Praise for Martin Edwards'Highly recommended, with a touch of the gothic.' ANN CLEEVES'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' THE TIMES'The brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character.' WASHINGTON POST'Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime.' DAILY MAIL'Reads as if Ruth Rendell were channelling Edgar Wallace.' MICK HERRON

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781035909803
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 384
  • Udgivet:
  • 12. september 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 160x236x35 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 566 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 hverdage
Forventet levering: 13. november 2024

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'Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing.' RICHARD OSMANThe first rule of murder: know your victim. Basil Palmer has decided to murder a man called Louis Carson. There's only one problem: he doesn't know anything about his intended victim, not who he is or where he lives. Basil learns that Carson owns Hemlock Bay, a resort for the wealthy and privileged. Knowing that his plan will only work if he covers his tracks, he invents a false identity and, posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way. Meanwhile Rachel Savernake buys an intriguing painting of a place called Hemlock Bay, one that she cannot get out of her head. Macabre and strange, the image shows a shape that seems to represent a dead body lying on the beach. Convinced that there is something sinister lurking amongst the glamour of the bay, Rachel books a cottage there - where she meets a mysterious doctor called Seamus Doyle...Praise for Martin Edwards'Highly recommended, with a touch of the gothic.' ANN CLEEVES'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' THE TIMES'The brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character.' WASHINGTON POST'Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime.' DAILY MAIL'Reads as if Ruth Rendell were channelling Edgar Wallace.' MICK HERRON

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