The Killings at Badger's Drift: A Midsomer Murders Mystery 1

Graham, Caroline

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0747232334 ISBN 13: 9780747232339

Casa editrice: Headline Book Publishing, 1989

Badger's Drift is a tranquil English village, home to Miss Emily Simpson, a kindly, well-liked spinster. When she is murdered, Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby is asked to investigate. He soon uncovers an unexpectedly seamy side to the village - including old rivalries, old loves and new scandals.

Recensione:

A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud. . . A beautifully written crime novel (The Times)

Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes . . . lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues (Mail on Sunday)

Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery (Sunday Telegraph)

A witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book (Yorkshire Post)

A treat . . . haunting stuff (Woman's Realm)

Wickedly acid, yet sympathetic (Publishers Weekly)

Swift, tense and highly alarming (TLS)

Lots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing (Independent)

Hard to praise highly enough (The Sunday Times)

Her books are not just great whodunits but great novels in their own right (Julie Burchill)

Descrizione del libro:

The cleverly plotted and witty first mystery in Caroline Graham's acclaimed Inspector Barnaby series, which inspired the Midsomer Murders television series