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White Crane: The search for a missing Chinese house guest leads to a murder puzzle for the off-beat British detective
A highly contemporary story in the Nathan Hawk Murder Mysteries, brought to life by tv scriptwriter Douglas Watkinson who gave us Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Poirot and many more. This tale from this thrilling and accomplished crime series sees Hawk forced to act on behalf of his family, or more specifically his famous film star son.
In White Crane British detective Nathan Hawk searches for Jaikie Hawk's missing house guest, the mysterious and beautiful Suyin Qu. When he stumbles across the murdered body of an immigration officer, the case takes a highly sinister turn. The police say it's Suyin is the killer and that's why she's gone missing. Hawk isn't so sure.
He wants to know who the shadowy Suyin Qu really is, why she's in the UK and, crucially, if she isn't the the murderer, who is. And, incidentally, why does the man who follows Hawk around know so much about his family?
This very English detective travels to China to put these questions and he's blown away by the answers. But he still has to find the missing Suyin Qu - dead or alive - among the rabble of quirky, murky characters he meets on the way.
He'd also like to know why the only thing stolen from Jaikie Hawk's London house, at the time of Suyin's disappearance, was a bonsai tree.
In White Crane British detective Nathan Hawk searches for Jaikie Hawk's missing house guest, the mysterious and beautiful Suyin Qu. When he stumbles across the murdered body of an immigration officer, the case takes a highly sinister turn. The police say it's Suyin is the killer and that's why she's gone missing. Hawk isn't so sure.
He wants to know who the shadowy Suyin Qu really is, why she's in the UK and, crucially, if she isn't the the murderer, who is. And, incidentally, why does the man who follows Hawk around know so much about his family?
This very English detective travels to China to put these questions and he's blown away by the answers. But he still has to find the missing Suyin Qu - dead or alive - among the rabble of quirky, murky characters he meets on the way.
He'd also like to know why the only thing stolen from Jaikie Hawk's London house, at the time of Suyin's disappearance, was a bonsai tree.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 5, 2022
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About the author
Douglas Watkinson
23 books21 followersI’ve been writing for television all my life, everything from Z Cars, through Juliet Bravo, Boon, Lovejoy, The Bill, Poirot - right up to Midsomer Murders, which I helped to establish. You can see a catalogue of my television and stage work on my website.
I also write crime novels featuring a high ranking police officer Nathan Hawk, who was 'required to retire' as we English so delicately phrase it. Hawk's a man with a fiery temper, biting wit and four grown up children he worries about, sometimes with good reason.
Strange, that, because so do I.
I also write crime novels featuring a high ranking police officer Nathan Hawk, who was 'required to retire' as we English so delicately phrase it. Hawk's a man with a fiery temper, biting wit and four grown up children he worries about, sometimes with good reason.
Strange, that, because so do I.
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February 8, 2023
again, Watkinson writes a great ending
Can’t wait to read the next chapter! A great author who provides all the background and current situation to set the stage perfectly!
Can’t wait to read the next chapter! A great author who provides all the background and current situation to set the stage perfectly!
February 7, 2024
Great Series
Unique British (retired) mystery series. I enjoyed each one. You really come to like all the characters and all their eccentrics.
Unique British (retired) mystery series. I enjoyed each one. You really come to like all the characters and all their eccentrics.
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