Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John's-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career. The case leads Archie to Cambridge, where, coincidentally, his old friend Josephine Tey has recently settled.
Before long, another body is discovered. In the shadow of King's College Chapel, Archie uncovers a connection twenty-five years old which haunted both victims - as well as some of their living companions. As Archie and Josephine each grapple with savage malefactors intent on making their victims pay, they must race to stop another attack...
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571324781
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 266 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
Edition: Main - Re-issue
This is another well-plotted, pacy, instalment of Nicola Upson’s Josephine Tey mystery novels. This time Josephine is in Cambridge when a serial rapist is at large, leaving the female population terrified and... More
Another fantastic installment in the fictional life of the real life author and playwright Josephine Tey. Wonderfully paced and imagined, you really feel like you're in the 1930's. What comes across so... More
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