Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781035411467

Price: £22

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Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Crime & Mystery / Classic Crime

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The eighth Campbell and Carter mystery from much-loved crime writer Ann Granger is sure to appeal to fans of her Mitchell and Markby mysteries, as well as to fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series.


When Jerry Harrison receives an unwelcome visitor at his remote Cotswold cottage one winter’s night, the last thing he expects is to end up dead. But, next morning, his cleaners find him fatally stabbed and the police have a murder inquiry on their hands.

At first, Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter aren’t sure of the victim’s identity, but it’s not long before a neighbour, Eleanor Holder, comes forward with her opinions on the deceased. Jerry Harrison was not a popular man in the village of Weston St Ambrose; his aunt’s tragic death led to him inheriting her cottage and many of the locals still see him as an outsider.

With no witnesses coming forward and very little evidence to go on, Jess and Ian must dig deep to find the answers to this baffling case. But not before another villager is attacked and left for dead . . .

Praise for Ann Granger’s crime novels:

‘Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringentThe Times

‘Her usual impeccable plotting is fully in place’ Good Book Guide

‘A clever and lively book’ Margaret Yorke

‘This engrossing story looks like the start of a highly enjoyable seriesScotsman

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