Norfolk, January 1953, and in the aftermath of the Great Storm which left many towns and villages flooded, ex-detective John Lubbock and his friend and protege Chief Inspector Mike Tench find themselves investigating a double murder. Valerie Kingham has been found naked in a dinghy, a bullet hole in her forehead, and a couple of days later her husband is discovered dead at the foot of an old tower. It appears to be a case of murder and suicide but then the pathologist's report reveals that prior to his death, Kingham had been bound and gagged. There is no shortage of suspects - Valerie Kingham was having an affair with a local man, Giles Meredith, whose own wife had admitted to wanting to kill Valerie. Then there was the mysterious incident revolving around Kingham's career in India prior to his arrival in Norfolk, where he was charged with the murder of a Hindu servant. Could there be a militant Hindu group bent on avenging the death of one of their own?
The case seems to have stalled until Lubbock, using his immense local knowledge, uncovers a new witness who gives Tench the one piece of crucial evidence he needs and the truth, when it finally emerges, is very different from what Lubbock and Tench expect it to be.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"* 'The twists and turns of the narrative are ingeniously contrived to keep up the suspense to the last page.' The Scotsman * 'A mystery of such fine fabric that one wants to place it in a higher rank of fiction.' Irish Times * 'The reader is mesmerised into the belief he is a witness of the actual tense scenes, so faultless is the presentation.' Manchester Evening News"
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84529-224-9 (9781845292249)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Brian Cooper was, until his retirement in 1979, head of the history department at Bolsover School in Derbyshire. Out with the Tide is his ninth novel in this series set in 1950s Norfolk and featuring Inspector Mike Tench and his persistent old boss Lubbock. Brian lives in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
