A Ghost in the Machine: A Chief Inspector Barnaby Mystery - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0312324219 ISBN 13 : 9780312324216

Synopsis

Chief Inspector Barnaby is called in to investigate a case of murder in tiny Forbes Abbot when the body of Dennis Brinkley is found next to a gruesome medieval torture device, and it appears that there is no shortage of suspects--including crooked business partners, a teenage seductress, a pair of would-be publishers, and Benny Fraye--who wanted the victim dead. 10,000 first printing.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book' Yorkshire Post, 6/4/04 (Yorkshire Post)

'[A GHOST IN THE MACHINE] allows us to admire the novelist's wit and her ability to create exasperatingly real characters before getting down to the policing' Sunday Telegraph, 28/3/04 (Sunday Telegraph)

'A curious whodunit in that it as far more discursive than normal and the characters more carefully drawn' Country Life, 18/3/04 (Country Life)

'The intricate plot is fascinating and the clutch of characters will keep you guessing whodunit for ages' Woman's Day, 12/4/04 (Woman's Day)

'What a wonderful 'village' mystery. The characters of Forbes Abbot are brilliant. A fascinating storyline of quality detection' North Wales Chronicle, 4/3/2004 (North Wales Chronicle)

'Put your tongue firmly in your cheek, turn each page genteely, and revel in the uncomplicated and thoroughly faux-English characters Graham creates' Tangled Web UK (Tangled Web UK)

'A truly creepy ending' Scotsman, 1/5/04 (Scotsman)

'Well-written, intelligently plotted, sharply observed, and leavened with wit' East Anglian Daily Times Suffolk magazine, April 2004 (East Anglian Daily Times Suffolk magazine)

'The entertainment level is top notch' Northern Echo, 16/3/2004 (Northern Echo)

'Written with great relish and attention to detail, the descriptions of high summer and village life are glorious, and there is much droll humour here as Graham chronicles the ills of the modern world with a ruthless keen eye' Manchester Evening News 10/4/04 (Manchester Evening News)

'Splendidly enjoyable' Publishing News, 17/9/04 (Publishing News)

'The mystery is intriguing, there are some interesting twists that kept my guessing to the end...a good read' Mystery Women (Mystery Women)

Présentation de l'éditeur

All men should have a hobby: it keeps them out from under their wives' feet. A bit of DIY, gardening, bowls or snooker, mysterious activities in the potting shed - fine. Dennis Brinkley's hobby, though, was killing machines. No wonder the village of Forbes Abbot was uneasy . . .

Mallory Lawson's believes that inheriting his aunt's beautiful house in Forbes Abbot may have saved his sanity, and perhaps even his life. It enables him to take early retirement from his appalling teaching job in London, and his wife Kate to realise her dream of starting her own company. Life will be so much gentler and simpler in the country, won't it?

But Forbes Abbot, for all its old-fashioned charm, is not quite the close-knit community it seems, and little differences and squabbles can become violent - even murderous. Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby has encountered many intriguing cases in his years on the force, but the case of the ghost in the machine is one to test even the most experienced of detectives.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312324219
• ISBN 13: 9780312324216
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 375
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible