Dr. Davie turns detective when a conference at Cambridge College turns deadly after a lethal blowpipe is stolen from a local exhibition and it appears nearly everyone at the conference knows a lot about nasty poisons
V. C. Clinton-Baddeley Bücher
Dieser Autor erforscht die Tiefen der menschlichen Erfahrung durch sein literarisches Schaffen. Sein Stil zeichnet sich durch Präzision und Sensibilität aus, die den Leser in komplexe Themen hineinziehen. Er legt Wert auf die psychologische Tiefe der Charaktere und ihre inneren Kämpfe. Sein Werk ist ein bedeutender Beitrag zur zeitgenössischen Literatur.
Only a Matter of Time
- 263 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
Kings Lacey, like many an English country town, has a festival. As an opera lover Dr Davie would hate to miss it. Nearby at Bexminster Electronics, secrets are leaking to Japanese rivals. When two bodies are found savagely chopped down Dr Davie begins his scholarly investigations.
An aging man with a restless young wife. An antique collector with a sinister new acquisition. A married couple with part-time lovers. There was definitely more than met the eye in the tranquil town of Tidwell St. Peter's. But Dr. Davie, the distinguished profesor with a penchant for puzzles, would find more than impropriety when he probed beneath the respectable facade. he would discover that one of its residents was a clever driminal who had gotten away with murder...and was perfectly prepared to try again!
