Murder in my backyard
Cleeves, Ann2024
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Total copies: 7
When a proposed housing development results in uproar and murder, the pressure is on Inspector Ramsay to find the killer. Just as he thinks he is nearing a conclusion, disaster strikes again and Ramsay must test his measure as a detective. Murder in My Backyard is the second mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry . . . but here she is, murdered in her own backyard on a bitter St. David's Eve.When detective Stephen Ramsay starts asking questions in the village, a more ambiguous picture begins to emerge. Yes, old Mrs. Parry was loved by everyone, but sometimes her kindness had caused trouble. Yes, her two nephews were devoted to her, but they didn't really want her interfering in their rather complicated personal lives. Even among her neighbours, Alice Parry's helpfulness had sometimes misfired; and after her death, tension tight as a clenched fist grips the uneasy village.Meanwhile, the suspects keep rolling in, and Heppleburn's friendly neighbourhood killer continues his nasty piece of work . . .Continue the classic whodunit series with A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy.Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.
Main title:
Murder in my backyard / Ann Cleeves.
Author:
Cleeves, Ann, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Pan Books, 2024.
Collation:
322 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Century, 1991.
ISBN:
9781529070545 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6053.L45
Language:
English
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BRN:
803891