The Murder Book [electronic resource] : A New 1920s Mystery Series
Adams, Jane A.2016
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Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage?Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he's called out to another murder . . .
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[Place of publication not identified] : Severn House Digital, 2016
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Henry Johnstone Mystery ; 1
ISBN:
9781780108193
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English
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BRN:
3672191
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