Bats Fly Up for Inspector Ghote

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

H.R.F. Keating

Mystery

Doubleday/Crime Club

Some crooks have tried to snatch the plump son of a business tycoon, and have accidentally made off with his playmate instead. But they're not changing their plan: a payment is to be delivered to them or a small corpse is to be delivered to Inspector Ghote. But what kind of ransom can a mere tailor's boy demand? And, as something more unpleasant than just a ransom note arrives from the kidnappers, are the police helping keep the boy in one piece?

Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart

Collins [for] the Crime Club

<p>This was no ordinary murder, for the victim was Frank Masters, millionaire and philanthropist. The case was bound to attract much public attention. But Inspector Ghote finds that his demands for evidence are met with nothing but lies and evasions.</p>

Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade

MYSTERIOUS PRESS

Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker

Penguin??Books

Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart (Penguin crime fiction)

Bats Fly Up For Inspector Ghote

Penguin

An anthology of crime stories commissioned by the Detection Club in celebration of Julian Symons's 80th birthday. As a tribute to Symons's contribution to the world of crime fiction, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Rendell, Antonia Fraser, Len Deighton and others have written a short story in his honour.

The Man Who Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Pan/Macmillan

<p>Inspector Ghote's wife has just inherited a big house and is determined that they both move from Bombay to Calcutta. But when the couple arrive to view the property, they find it in a state of terrible disrepair and inhabited by squatters. Ghote detects a whiff of corruption which he discovers extends all the way up the political ladder.</p>

Bribery, Corruption Also

The Hard Detective

Pan Macmillan Uk

The dreaming detective

The Imperial Hotel, scene of the brutal murder of the Boy Preacher over thirty years ago, is about to be demolished, and the Chief Constable wants Harriet to take one last look at the scene. Seven people had waited outside the ballroom where the Boy Preacher was to begin his sermon, shortly before he was found brutally strangled. Now, with the use of DNA, the suspects clothes are to be scientifically examined. The Chief Constable is intending to close this case once and for all. As she waits for the DNA results, Harriet decides to interview the suspects and make up her own mind about the Boy's killer. But when the results fail to tally with Harriet's own mounting suspicions, the Hard Detective fears that this time she will not be able to give the Chief the answer he needs...

The Dreaming Detective

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