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Inspector Stone #5
A Stone's Throw
A dead body really ruins your holiday.
During a much-needed break in Devon, Inspector Nathan Stone finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when the wife of the owner of the hotel is found killed.
The last person to see her alive, he must contend with the suspicions of the local police.
The arrival of a storm that isolates the small village of Donningford from the outside world changes everything, however, and Nathan must take charge of the investigation.
A second murder drives home a frightening Nathan, the other guests, and the hotel staff are sharing a roof with a hate-filled killer who will stop at nothing to exact revenge…and to prevent the police from discovering the truth.
During a much-needed break in Devon, Inspector Nathan Stone finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation when the wife of the owner of the hotel is found killed.
The last person to see her alive, he must contend with the suspicions of the local police.
The arrival of a storm that isolates the small village of Donningford from the outside world changes everything, however, and Nathan must take charge of the investigation.
A second murder drives home a frightening Nathan, the other guests, and the hotel staff are sharing a roof with a hate-filled killer who will stop at nothing to exact revenge…and to prevent the police from discovering the truth.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2018
About the author
Alex R. Carver
16 books84 followersAfter working in the clerical, warehouse and retail industries over the years, without gaining much satisfaction, Alex quit to follow his dream and become a full-time writer.
His non-writing dream is to one day earn enough to travel, with a return to Egypt to visit the parts he missed before, and Macchu Picchu, top of his wishlist of destinations.
When not writing, he is either playing a game or being distracted by Molly the Yorkie, who is greedy for both attention and whatever food is to be found.
His non-writing dream is to one day earn enough to travel, with a return to Egypt to visit the parts he missed before, and Macchu Picchu, top of his wishlist of destinations.
When not writing, he is either playing a game or being distracted by Molly the Yorkie, who is greedy for both attention and whatever food is to be found.
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October 25, 2018
No rest for the weary! Inspector Stone is back and this time he taking some time off to reconnect with life in bucolic Dartmoor. Intrigued when he spies a wildcat, he overhears the owner of the hotel discussing her affair.
When she turns up dead the next day, Stone must hang up his camera and take on a new assignment. With reporter Louisa Orchard at his side, Stone grapples with the hostile crowd vacationing in the hotel, a freak storm, and a suspicious police constable who suspect Stone of murder.
Tense, well-written with shades of Agatha Christie, Carver shows a more human side to Stone as we get to know the Inspector better.
When she turns up dead the next day, Stone must hang up his camera and take on a new assignment. With reporter Louisa Orchard at his side, Stone grapples with the hostile crowd vacationing in the hotel, a freak storm, and a suspicious police constable who suspect Stone of murder.
Tense, well-written with shades of Agatha Christie, Carver shows a more human side to Stone as we get to know the Inspector better.
July 23, 2025
A fine entry in the series finds Stone on holiday when a murder comes about to muck up his plans of relaxation. Right afterwards a massive storm rolls in to shut down the village where the action takes place. Left on his own with his lady reporter friend, he makes do until the storm subsides enough for outside help to arrive. Recommended
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