The Colours of Murder
A Susie Mahl Mystery
Published on 6. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-78607-560-4 (ISBN)
Description
'This is a well paced and exciting read. More please!' Alexander McCall Smith
'It's a rare talent that creates a work that is both whip smart, fast paced and at the same time gloriously genteel. Carter is that talent.' Amanda Prowse
The second Susie Mahl Mystery. If only death came with a warning...
Flirtatious American blonde, Miss Hailey Dune, should never have accepted a summer weekend invitation to Fontaburn Hall. But when the Honourable Archibald Cooke Wellingham's gentrified house party are woken, in the early hours of Sunday morning, it's too late: Miss Dune's blood is on their hands.
With the aid of well-mannered Detective Chief Inspector Reynolds, intelligent Sergeant Ayari and loyal friend Dr Toby Cropper, Susie Mahl, on a timely commission drawing six racehorses nearby, seizes the opportunity to play detective for a second time. Her inquisitive nature, tenacity for truth and artist's eye for detail make her ideally suited to the task in hand, but is she getting carried away by her previous triumph - even to the extent of endangering her reputation and her burgeoning relationship with Toby?
Enriched with candid observations of the British social classes, insights into the artist's craft, and a strong dose of good humour, The Colours of Murder is a welcome return of Ali Carter's amateur sleuth.
'It's a rare talent that creates a work that is both whip smart, fast paced and at the same time gloriously genteel. Carter is that talent.' Amanda Prowse
The second Susie Mahl Mystery. If only death came with a warning...
Flirtatious American blonde, Miss Hailey Dune, should never have accepted a summer weekend invitation to Fontaburn Hall. But when the Honourable Archibald Cooke Wellingham's gentrified house party are woken, in the early hours of Sunday morning, it's too late: Miss Dune's blood is on their hands.
With the aid of well-mannered Detective Chief Inspector Reynolds, intelligent Sergeant Ayari and loyal friend Dr Toby Cropper, Susie Mahl, on a timely commission drawing six racehorses nearby, seizes the opportunity to play detective for a second time. Her inquisitive nature, tenacity for truth and artist's eye for detail make her ideally suited to the task in hand, but is she getting carried away by her previous triumph - even to the extent of endangering her reputation and her burgeoning relationship with Toby?
Enriched with candid observations of the British social classes, insights into the artist's craft, and a strong dose of good humour, The Colours of Murder is a welcome return of Ali Carter's amateur sleuth.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a well paced and exciting read. More please!' * Alexander McCall Smith * 'It's a rare talent that creates a work that is both whip smart, fast paced and at the same time gloriously genteel. Carter is that talent.' * Amanda Prowse * 'This whip-smart, pacey, yet at the same time effortlessly genteel Christie homage is a more than welcome return for Ali Carter's artistic amateur sleuth Susie Mahl.... Susie is everything a cosy detective should be - absorbing, witty, warm, charming, funny and endlessly inquisitive. Carter has created a character Agatha Christie would be proud of - a sort of 21st century Jane Marple, although it is hard to imagine what that most correct and starchy lady would have thought about Susie's passion for racy French silk underwear!' * Crime Review * 'A Christie homage whose upper-crust humour targets readers who recognize the differences between a country house and a stately home.' * Kirkus * 'Charming... I loved it.' * <i>Promoting Crime</i> * Praise for A Brush with Death:'A riveting, charming and very funny new crime series from the fabulously talented Ali Carter.' Piers Morgan
'A delicious new voice in crime writing... Excellent on the English aristocracy and written in a fine wry style.' Daily Mail
'Absorbing, charming and funny, A Brush With Death heralds a fresh and welcome new voice in crime writing. Susie Mahl is also a welcome new detective: witty, warm and very inquisitive.' Antonia Fraser
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oneworld Publications
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78607-560-4 (9781786075604)
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E-Book
05/2019
1st Edition
Point Blank
€4.94
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Person
Ali Carter was born in Scotland and read art history at St Andrews. There followed an eclectic career in investment management, retail and technology; then in 2011 she had a catastrophic bicycling accident. After major brain surgery and a long recovery, Ali set herself a challenge to walk alone from Canterbury to Rome, a three-month pilgrimage she wrote about in her book, An Accidental Jubilee by Alice Warrender. From then she decided to follow her passion and become a fine artist, specialising in oil paintings from life with an emphasis on colour. Ali works from her studio in East Sussex and also draws pet portraits to commission. She is the author of A Brush with Death.