Deadly Waters [electronic resource]
Rowson, Pauline2007
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When a woman, the head teacher of a struggling local school, is found brutally murdered in Langstone Harbour DI Andy Horton is appointed to lead the investigation – but not for long if Superintendent Uckfield has his way. Horton is given only a week to find the killer, after that he will be shunted off the case. Horton now has a point to prove as well as a complex murder case to solve. A note was found on the victim – Have you forgotten ME? – along with money wrapped up in a five-pound note and dripping with honey. Is there a clue in 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat' rhyme? Is it simply a senseless murder by an unhinged killer or does someone close to the head have a motive for murder? As Horton delves deeper into the investigation, aided by Sergeant Cantelli, the tension mounts. With the clock ticking Horton is soon forced to take a decision that will put his life on the line...
Main title:
Deadly Waters [electronic resource] / Pauline Rowson
Author:
Rowson, Pauline, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2007
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
DI Andy Horton
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Pauline Rowson is the author of the contemporary mystery crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton whose patch is Portsmouth CID. Her crime novels are highly acclaimed in the USA where they have been likened to the novels of Ed McBain and Joseph Wambaugh and their British counterparts John Harvey and Peter Robinson. In the UK they have been hailed as the 'Best of British Crime Fiction,' 'exemplary procedurals,' 'an entertaining read in an engaging series.'She is also the author of two fast-paced, thrillers one of which is the award winning In Cold Daylight which was voted by the public as one of the top ten best reads for World Book Day. Her books have an international readership and have been translated into several languages.
ISBN:
9780857657817
Language:
English
BRN:
2835806
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