A Sunset Touch - Couverture rigide

Eccles, Marjorie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0094804605 ISBN 13 : 9780094804609

Editeur : Constable, 2000

Synopsis

For one terrible moment it seems that the house in Bessemer Street has burned to the ground with two children trapped inside it. But close examination of the charred wreckage reveals only one body, a Polish man, believed to be the children's father. Early signs point convincingly to arson.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The truth can't stay hidden forever... Detective Superintendent Gil Mayo soon finds himself drawn into a devastating case as an arson attack results in a house being burnt down. Much to the distress of the neighbours, it becomes a big concern that two children might have died, trapped inside the blaze. Yet when the fire brigade manages to get inside to inspect the burnt-out remains of the house, the intrigue only increases with what they find. The body of one man... With no sign of the children and the body not providing any answers, Detective Gil Mayo sets to work on a murder inquiry with his characteristic compulsive attention to detail. Never an easy life, another case also falls into Mayo’s lap but despite his best efforts, both cases seem to be tough to solve. With family connections, past lives and secret deals going on throughout, Mayo and his team struggle to grasp the true nature of both crimes. Only when both crimes seem to lead to the same path, from Poland to wartime England and so to the present day, is Mayo able to unravel the truth once and for all... A Sunset Touches is a chilling mystery filled with twists and turns.

Praise for Majorie Eccles

‘Eccles produces smoothly flowing prose and an atmospheric setting’ - Publishers Weekly ‘Superior police procedural’ - Sunday Telegraph "It all makes for lively entertainment, enhanced by the author's forthright style, some resonant characters, a subdued village ambiance, and a puzzle neatly deconstructed but with minimum help from Lavenstock's likeable police team." - Kirkus Reviews Marjorie Eccles lived for many years in the Midlands and she is the author of many other books and short stories, for which she received the Agatha Christie Short Story Styles Award. Eccles’s books featuring Detective Gil Mayo were also adapted for the BBC.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the tie-in with the major prime-time BBC series "Mayo", staring Alistair McGowan as the wisecracking detective Gil Mayo. "Sunset Touch" begins with a terrible arson attack in which it seems two children might have died - yet when the fire brigade manage to get inside, they find only the body of a man. Mayo and Abigail Moon set to work on a murder inquiry. But neither this nor another case in which Mayo is concerned makes any headway until both crimes seem to lead to the same path, from Poland to wartime England and so to the present day.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0094804605
• ISBN 13: 9780094804609
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible