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Detective Chief Inspector Kate Maddox #1
Death Walk
There's been a killing in the Cotswolds... an for Kate Maddox, newly appointed (and first woman) Detective Chief Inspector, the meticulously executed hit-and-run on the quiet backroads of Chipping Bassett in turning out to be a killer of a first chase.
The victim is Belle Latimer, mistress of Hambledon Grange, and the suspects, Kate soon discovers, seem to be around every corner of this not-so-sleepy little English town. There's Mr. Latimer for a start, Belle's younger and considerably poorer husband, who, incidentally, is having an affair. Or perhaps George Prescott, a highly respected CPA - had Belle discovered him juggling some books? Crazy Old Sam Wilkes had hated Belle's family for years. And there's always the Grange's surly caretaker, whose wife has a penchant for petty larceny.
But unfortunately, most of the clues ara pointing to an attractive loval publisher, Richard Gower - the one man Kate (for quite personal reason) least wants to suspect. Then the apparent suicide (or is it?) of one of her prime suspects forces Kate to confront not only the prejudices of her male coworkers, but her own, which just might be blinding her to the truth about the killer's identity.
The victim is Belle Latimer, mistress of Hambledon Grange, and the suspects, Kate soon discovers, seem to be around every corner of this not-so-sleepy little English town. There's Mr. Latimer for a start, Belle's younger and considerably poorer husband, who, incidentally, is having an affair. Or perhaps George Prescott, a highly respected CPA - had Belle discovered him juggling some books? Crazy Old Sam Wilkes had hated Belle's family for years. And there's always the Grange's surly caretaker, whose wife has a penchant for petty larceny.
But unfortunately, most of the clues ara pointing to an attractive loval publisher, Richard Gower - the one man Kate (for quite personal reason) least wants to suspect. Then the apparent suicide (or is it?) of one of her prime suspects forces Kate to confront not only the prejudices of her male coworkers, but her own, which just might be blinding her to the truth about the killer's identity.
185 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
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Erica Quest
13 books1 followerNancy Jean Buckingham was born on 10 August 1924 in Bristol, England, UK. In 1949, she married John Sawyer, born on 4 October 1919 in London, England, UK. They formed one of the most popular writting-team marriage. The first books published under her maiden name Nancy Buckingham since 1967, are classical gothic novels. In 1970s, they started to used the pseudonyms: Christina Abbey and Erica Quest. In 1980, they sold her first novels to Silhouette, and they mixed their names to create the penname Nancy John. They also published one novel as Hilary London. The last novels that they published are a popular police series as Erica Quest, protagonized by the Detective Chief Inspector Kate Maddox. Their last novel was released in 1992.
Nancy Jean Buckingham Sawyer was the eighth elected Chairman (1973-1975) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and is now one of its vice-presidents. John passed away in 1994.
Nancy Jean Buckingham Sawyer was the eighth elected Chairman (1973-1975) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and is now one of its vice-presidents. John passed away in 1994.
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June 20, 2023
Entertaining, but not hard to guess whodunit.
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