
Death of a High Flyer
D.P. Hart-Davis(Author)
Merlin Unwin Books (Publisher)
Published on 6. September 2018
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-910723-81-4 (ISBN)
Description
International multi-millionaire trader Hansi Hartzog has bought Dunmorse Hall, jewel in the crown of the Starcliffe valley, and he's improved the shoot, brought in new money and generally shaken things up.
But not all the locals approve of the changes. They can't walk in the woods, dead vermin adorn the fences and there are grumbles about over-production of game birds. There are boundary disputes, rumours of affairs and unsettling co-incidences.
Here is a community in flux: eastern european farm workers, poachers, badger culls, TB testing, in-comers and old-school locals, financial and emotional tensions. Hansi organises an ambitious charity High Flyers Day raffle for which the winner can invite seven guests to shoot on donated drives at four different local shoots.
But on the day, a shocking death rocks the village. Can DCI Robb, recently widowed and recovering from injury, solve the crime before more damage is done?
But not all the locals approve of the changes. They can't walk in the woods, dead vermin adorn the fences and there are grumbles about over-production of game birds. There are boundary disputes, rumours of affairs and unsettling co-incidences.
Here is a community in flux: eastern european farm workers, poachers, badger culls, TB testing, in-comers and old-school locals, financial and emotional tensions. Hansi organises an ambitious charity High Flyers Day raffle for which the winner can invite seven guests to shoot on donated drives at four different local shoots.
But on the day, a shocking death rocks the village. Can DCI Robb, recently widowed and recovering from injury, solve the crime before more damage is done?
Reviews / Votes
Great for anyone interested in shooting or a good mystery. Hart-Davis creates an intricate web of characters, all of whom come under suspicion.... You're kept guessing until the very end with this one, and the wintery setting makes it a perfect page turner to enjoy by the fire. * Scottish Field * Hart Davies' tale of social change, new money, game shooting and murder fits the bill nicely. Death of a High Flyer is filled with characters all of us will recognise... * Shooting Gazette *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Shropshire
United Kingdom
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
455 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910723-81-4 (9781910723814)
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Person
After a career in magazines and journalism, D.P. Hart-Davis was fiction-buyer for the Mirror Group.
She has had 16 novels published and was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, as well as for several country magazines.
Death of a Dealer is the latest in Hart-Davis' highly-acclaimed sporting thrillers, following the success of Death of a Selkie, The Stalking Party and Death of a High Flyer.
Married to author and journalist Duff Hart-Davis, she lives on a small farm in Gloucestershire.
She has had 16 novels published and was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, as well as for several country magazines.
Death of a Dealer is the latest in Hart-Davis' highly-acclaimed sporting thrillers, following the success of Death of a Selkie, The Stalking Party and Death of a High Flyer.
Married to author and journalist Duff Hart-Davis, she lives on a small farm in Gloucestershire.