The Christmas Bow Murder

The Christmas bow murder

BATTISON, BRIAN

Constable

Fool's Ransom (History & Politics)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Constable And Co

Poetic Justice (Constable Crime)

Mystery

Constable and Company Ltd.

An author was murdered, in what appears to be an excellent career move. The criminal who confesed to the crime, died of cancer before the trial. Journalist Karen Chandler hires Matthew Shelley to do some investigating for her article, and together they come up with some interesting facts...

Flying Pig

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

Mirror Images

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

<p>When blonde, attractive, and promiscuous Stella Caraway is found murdered, a scarf around her broken neck tied in a bow and her near naked body displayed like a bizarre gift, her stormy marriage immediately points to her evasive husband, Steven, as the killer. But Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth, swimming against the tide of his colleagues opinions, thinks this too obvious a solution. As the list of Stella's ex-lovers continues to grow, including everyone from a gardener to a councilman, Ashworth realizes he has a rather befuddling task ahead of him. The "new guard" in the department, desperate to oust him for a modern, automated system of detective work, begins to assert its pressure. In a race against time and youth and impetuousness. Ashworth, fighting for the wisdom of experience, must call in his last remaining favors and rely on old-fashioned detection mixed with intuition to try to get the job done.</p>

Romance

St Martins Pr

Attractive and promiscuous Stella Carway is found murdered, a scarf around her neck tied in a bow, her near naked body displayed like a bizarre gift. Her stormy marriage immediately puts her shifty husband, Steven, in the frame as her killer, but Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth, swimming against the tide of his colleagues' opinions, thinks this too obvious a solution. During his investigations, he opens up a can of worms - blackmail, the cover-up of a fatal hit-and-run accident, and a passionate lesbian relationship.

The Christmas Bow Murder (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Ulverscroft

'Brilliantly plotted and peopled by superb characters' - BOLTON EVENING NEWS 'Ingeniously plotted, full of interesting characters and a thoroughly good read' - BIRMINGHAM POST There is little doubt that the three girls were killed by the same man. Were they murdered because of their profession or simply because prostitutes are easy prey? When anarchy hits the streets of Bridgetown, the murder investigations are put on hold. The instigator of the riots, Lee Swanson, is charged with arson. Swanson offers Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth a deal: the name of the serial killer in exchange for a reduced sentence. Ashworth is sceptical, but something Swanson says makes him believe that his Detective Holly Bedford might be in danger - and Holly has gone missing...

Mirror Image

'Ingeniously plotted, full of interesting characters and a thoroughly good read' - BIRMINGHAM POST 'With a strong storyline, reader interest is sustained to the finale' - COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH Why did gangster Billy Mason freely confess to a murder that hadn't even been reported? Mason will never tell: he died within months of his trial. The murder victim's body was dumped in a car-breaker's yard, and by the time the machines had finished with him he was only identifiable from dental records. Journalist Karen Chandler is commissioned to write an article about the murder, and she hires down-at-heel private investigator Matthew Shelley to help her. Is the child's model car found at the crime scene the vital key with which to unlock the truth?

Flying Pigs (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Contemporary

<p>The sinister, distorted voice announced the kidnapping of philandering industrialist Simon Edwards, thus closing the 'missing persons' file at Bridgetown police headquarters. Will the kidnapper - if he successfully collects the ransom - release his victim or kill to cover his own trail? As Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth is cautiously treading on egg shells with the case, a woman is raped. When the rapist strikes again, the kidnapping takes on a sudden and dramatic turn, but is it not until the discovery of the dead body of Simon Edwards' wife, Barbara, that Ashworth can begin to unravel this baffling mystery.</p>

Fool's Ransom

Ulverscroft Large Print Books

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