To kill a witch;: A Thane and Moss case

Thane and Moss #12

by Bill Knox

A Thane and Moss mystery When a corpse is fished out of the River Clyde, CID inspectors Colin Thane and Phil Moss are confronted with several problems. In the first place, Margaret Barclay was certainly murdered - strangled, to be precise. Secondly, she came from Monkswalk, an affluent and status-conscious suburb where police officers are about as welcome as tax inspectors. And third, she was the friendly neighborhood witch. Thane and Moss find themselves confronting a maze of contradictory facts, concealed motives and outright lies, until a sudden realization leads them to a strange rite, and the cost of folly is paid for in blood.

Genres: Mystery

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Also wrote as Robert MacLeod (westerns), Noah Webster and Michael Kirk.

William (Bill) Knox was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk.

Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor.

He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books.

Reviews

[Izak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must start off by saying that I like the books of Bill Knox / Robert MacLeod. This is a Thane and Moss murder case. A drowned victim lead to the strange case of black mail and fear in a respected suburb. When the people who were black mailed work out who were black mailing them, Thane and Moss were in a desperate race to save a life.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: when a corpse is fished out of the Clyde, CID inspectors Thane and Moss are confronted with problems. For one, she was a witch.