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Sanford Third Age Club Mystery #14
Trial by Fire
A house fire on a sweltering summer morning comes as no surprise, but when a body is found in the ruins, the Sanford police soon have the prime suspect in their sights. Evidence mounts, an arrest is made, and Joe Murray is at his wits’ end before helps comes from an unexpected quarter.
How could all the evidence be wrong? There’s only one way. It was carefully constructed to point in the wrong direction, and Joe and his partner in crime-detection must pull out all the stops to prove it.
The fourteenth Sanford 3rd Age Club Mystery, and it’s Joe’s toughest, most dangerous case yet.
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THE FILEY CONNECTION
THE I-SPY MURDERS
A HALLOWEEN HOMICIDE
A MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS
MURDER AT THE MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND
MY DEADLY VALENTINE
THE CHOCOLATE EGG MURDERS
THE SUMMER WEDDING MURDER
COSTA DEL MURDER
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
DEATH IN DISTRIBUTION
A KILLING IN THE FAMILY
A THEATRICAL MURDER
TRIAL BY FIRE
And, by the same
VOICES
THE HANDSHAKER
THE DEEP SECRET
How could all the evidence be wrong? There’s only one way. It was carefully constructed to point in the wrong direction, and Joe and his partner in crime-detection must pull out all the stops to prove it.
The fourteenth Sanford 3rd Age Club Mystery, and it’s Joe’s toughest, most dangerous case yet.
Now complete the collection. Grab the full, bestselling STAC
THE FILEY CONNECTION
THE I-SPY MURDERS
A HALLOWEEN HOMICIDE
A MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS
MURDER AT THE MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND
MY DEADLY VALENTINE
THE CHOCOLATE EGG MURDERS
THE SUMMER WEDDING MURDER
COSTA DEL MURDER
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
DEATH IN DISTRIBUTION
A KILLING IN THE FAMILY
A THEATRICAL MURDER
TRIAL BY FIRE
And, by the same
VOICES
THE HANDSHAKER
THE DEEP SECRET
198 pages, Paperback
First published August 7, 2015
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About the author
David W. Robinson
70 books51 followersA retired hypnotherapist and adult education teacher with a one-megaton sense of humour, David Robinson is a Yorkshireman from the outskirts of Manchester, northwest England, where he lives with his wife and a crazy Jack Russell Terrier named Joe (because he looks like a Joe).
He writes in several genres under different pseudonyms, but his mainstay is crime and mystery. He published several novels with different publishers until, in 2011, he turned to self-publishing on the Kindle, putting out 15 titles. In January 2012 Crooked Cat Publishing picked up the first of his popular Sanford 3rd Age Club Mysteries, The Filey Connection. More titles in the series are due in the near future.
He also produces darker, edgier thrillers, such as The Handshaker and Voices; titles which are aimed exclusively at an adult audience and which question the perceptions of reality.
In a more light-hearted mood again, he turns out the occasional sci-fi or paranormal adventure and he has also published some non-fiction.
As at March, 2012, he is working on more of the Sanford 3rd Age Club Mysteries and a sequel to The Handshaker.
Website and blog http://www.dwrob.com
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/davidrobinso...
Twitter handle: @DW96
He writes in several genres under different pseudonyms, but his mainstay is crime and mystery. He published several novels with different publishers until, in 2011, he turned to self-publishing on the Kindle, putting out 15 titles. In January 2012 Crooked Cat Publishing picked up the first of his popular Sanford 3rd Age Club Mysteries, The Filey Connection. More titles in the series are due in the near future.
He also produces darker, edgier thrillers, such as The Handshaker and Voices; titles which are aimed exclusively at an adult audience and which question the perceptions of reality.
In a more light-hearted mood again, he turns out the occasional sci-fi or paranormal adventure and he has also published some non-fiction.
As at March, 2012, he is working on more of the Sanford 3rd Age Club Mysteries and a sequel to The Handshaker.
Website and blog http://www.dwrob.com
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/davidrobinso...
Twitter handle: @DW96
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January 10, 2016
...smashing read...
...a seductively good read... the irascible, grumpy, Joe arrested and charged with murder... all the evidence points to him, although mostly circumstantial... The Sandford Third Age Club gets into gear, along with Joe and his improbable, newly-found ally, the investigator Denise, who’s been giving him a tough time investigating his possible culpability in a prior crime of arson at his own business, The Lazy Luncheonette... a couple of hard-nosed northern cops chasing his tail play their roles superbly... excellent story-telling...
...a seductively good read... the irascible, grumpy, Joe arrested and charged with murder... all the evidence points to him, although mostly circumstantial... The Sandford Third Age Club gets into gear, along with Joe and his improbable, newly-found ally, the investigator Denise, who’s been giving him a tough time investigating his possible culpability in a prior crime of arson at his own business, The Lazy Luncheonette... a couple of hard-nosed northern cops chasing his tail play their roles superbly... excellent story-telling...
June 18, 2019
This one is one of my favourites out of the series. Absolutely fab read.
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