A Sunset Touch: A Mystery Featuring Superintendent Gil Mayo - Hardcover

Eccles, Marjorie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312283539 ISBN 13: 9780312283537

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2001

Synopsis

While Abigail Moon investigates a probable case of arson and murder, Inspector Martin Kite probes a vicious attack on a vicar's wife, and Superintendent Gil Mayo stumbles upon a stolen art treasure that could link the two cases.

About this title

About the Author:

Marjorie Eccles lives with her husband in the historic village of Hertfordshire, near London, England. She has written nineteen novels, and Sunset Touch is her twelfth mystery to feature Detective Superintendent Gil Mayo.

From Booklist:

Eccles' latest British mystery combines deft descriptions of police procedure, a bit of wartime romance, a touch of history, elements of the psychological thriller, and plenty of unexpected twists. The charred remains of a man's body are found following a house fire in which arson is suspected. The wife of the local curate is taken to the hospital in critical condition after being viciously attacked by an intruder. With few clues but plenty of pressure to solve the two cases, Detective Sergeant Gil Mayo has his hands full. The two cases end up being linked, with an illicit World War II love affair and a stolen painting by Paul Klee igniting, decades after the fact, a wave of violence, death, and destruction. Eccles has a keen eye for the flaws and foibles of human nature and pulls no punches when it comes to showing the dark side of humanity. Her clever plotting and complex characters are thoroughly compelling, and the startling twist at the end will leave even the most experienced mystery buff utterly gobsmacked. Emily Melton
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About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312283539
• ISBN 13: 9780312283537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208