A Deadly Wake
An Inspector Andy Horton Mystery
Published on 2. June 2020
280 pages
978-1-9160915-5-9 (ISBN)
Description
Inspector Andy Horton returns to his desk in Portsmouth CID after a tedious computer course in London to find there has been a series of highway robberies in his absence and an arson attack at the sailing club where the Chief Constable keeps his boat. What's more the Chief's boat is one of three that have been set alight and he's demanding action. But when the fingerprint bureau phone Horton to tell him the prints of an unknown man found dead in a log cabin in a secluded bay on the Isle of Wight match those of someone he met six months previously, Horton's priorities are clear. He travels to the island to identify the body but what greets him is totally unexpected. As he follows the trail of the dead man, he uncovers some startling revelations into his own mother's past and the truth behind her disappearance over thirty years ago.
Inspector Andy Horton returns to his desk in Portsmouth CID after a tedious computer course in London to find there has been a series of highway robberies in his absence and an arson attack at the sailing club where the Chief Constable keeps his boat. What's more the Chief's boat is one of three that have been set alight and he's demanding action. But when the fingerprint bureau phone Horton to tell him the prints of an unknown man found dead in a log cabin in a secluded bay on the Isle of Wight match those of someone he met six months previously, Horton's priorities are clear. He travels to the island to identify the body but what greets him is totally unexpected. As he follows the trail of the dead man, he uncovers some startling revelations into his own mother's past and the truth behind her disappearance over thirty years ago.
Inspector Andy Horton returns to his desk in Portsmouth CID after a tedious computer course in London to find there has been a series of highway robberies in his absence and an arson attack at the sailing club where the Chief Constable keeps his boat. What's more the Chief's boat is one of three that have been set alight and he's demanding action. But when the fingerprint bureau phone Horton to tell him the prints of an unknown man found dead in a log cabin in a secluded bay on the Isle of Wight match those of someone he met six months previously, Horton's priorities are clear. He travels to the island to identify the body but what greets him is totally unexpected. As he follows the trail of the dead man, he uncovers some startling revelations into his own mother's past and the truth behind her disappearance over thirty years ago.
Reviews / Votes
DI Andy Horton is a fascinating man to get to know, and his thoughtful approach to detection is a pleasure to read.Publishers Weekly:Rowson's plotting is deftly layered, and she successfully captures the mood of her protagonist's tortured journey. Library Journal:A great read for mystery lovers with plenty to keep you guessing until the last minute. Crime Book ClubDI Andy Horton is a fascinating man to get to know, and his thoughtful approach to detection is a pleasure to read.Publishers Weekly:Rowson's plotting is deftly layered, and she successfully captures the mood of her protagonist's tortured journey. Library Journal:A great read for mystery lovers with plenty to keep you guessing until the last minute. Crime Book Club
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hayling Island
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rowmark Ltd
File size
0,39 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-9160915-5-9 (9781916091559)
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Adventure, mystery and heroes have always fascinated and thrilled Pauline, that and her love of the sea has led her to create her exciting and gripping range of coastal set crime novels. Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty one crime novels - fifteen featuring the rugged and flawed Portsmouth detective, Inspector Andy Horton; three in the mystery thriller series featuring Art Marvik, the troubled former Royal Marine Commando now an undercover investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad, two standalone thrillers, the award winning, In Cold Daylight and In For the Kill and the 1950 set crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga, who makes his debut in Death in the Cove. Her crime novels have been highly acclaimed in the UK, USA and Commonwealth. They have been translated into several languages. Born and raised in the coastal city of Portsmouth in the UK, Pauline Rowson can often be found walking the coastal paths on the south coast of England looking for a good place to put a body!
Adventure, mystery and heroes have always fascinated and thrilled Pauline, that and her love of the sea has led her to create her exciting and gripping range of coastal set crime novels. Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty one crime novels - fifteen featuring the rugged and flawed Portsmouth detective, Inspector Andy Horton; three in the mystery thriller series featuring Art Marvik, the troubled former Royal Marine Commando now an undercover investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad, two standalone thrillers, the award winning, In Cold Daylight and In For the Kill and the 1950 set crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga, who makes his debut in Death in the Cove. Her crime novels have been highly acclaimed in the UK, USA and Commonwealth. They have been translated into several languages. Born and raised in the coastal city of Portsmouth in the UK, Pauline Rowson can often be found walking the coastal paths on the south coast of England looking for a good place to put a body!
Adventure, mystery and heroes have always fascinated and thrilled Pauline, that and her love of the sea has led her to create her exciting and gripping range of coastal set crime novels. Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty one crime novels - fifteen featuring the rugged and flawed Portsmouth detective, Inspector Andy Horton; three in the mystery thriller series featuring Art Marvik, the troubled former Royal Marine Commando now an undercover investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad, two standalone thrillers, the award winning, In Cold Daylight and In For the Kill and the 1950 set crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga, who makes his debut in Death in the Cove. Her crime novels have been highly acclaimed in the UK, USA and Commonwealth. They have been translated into several languages. Born and raised in the coastal city of Portsmouth in the UK, Pauline Rowson can often be found walking the coastal paths on the south coast of England looking for a good place to put a body!
