A Long Time Dead (Chief Inspector Woodend Mysteries) - Softcover

Spencer, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0727891685 ISBN 13: 9780727891686

Publisher: Severn House, 2007

Synopsis

The latest Detective Chief Inspector Woodend mystery
When Captain Robert Kineally went missing from Haverton American Army base in Devon in 1944, it was generally assumed he had lost his nerve and deserted. But now, twenty years after the War ended, a body found on the near-derelict base seems to tell an entirely different story. DCI Charlie Woodend has strong reasons for not wanting the case.
As a sergeant on secondment to the Americans, he served at Haverton himself, left it only a few days before the murder, and he is personally involved. However, he is given the case, and it is soon plain that while the British Government expects one outcome, the American Government will be happy with nothing less than the opposite.

About this title

About the Author:

Spencer was born and brought up in Cheshier. She has been a teacher in England and Iran.

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend's latest case takes him back to World War II, when he was dogsbody for a particularly unpleasant officer, Douglas Coutes. Decades later, Coutes is a government minister, and Charlie is a chief inspector. But their paths never cross until Coutes calls Charlie to say he's been accused of murder and to ask for Charlie's help. The case is complicated by the fact that the murder took place in 1944; a further twist is that the victim was the brother of an influential American politician. The U.S. flies in an FBI team to "assist" on the case, and they're quick to poke fun at Charlie's plodding technique. But the FBI seems exceptionally eager to close the case, and when they confirm Coutes' innocence in a few days with little evidence, Charlie smells a rat. This is an outstanding British police procedural, and it may just be the best yet in this popular and inventive series. Don't forget Woodend when you're compiling those lists of best British coppers: he belongs in the same league with Rebus, Resnick, Harpur and Iles, Morse, et al. Emily Melton
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About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0727891685
• ISBN 13: 9780727891686
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 233