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Inspector Lyle assumes command of a secret investigation into unsolved murders linked to the city of Lessford's all-powerful crime boss
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As the British author's new series entry opens, Inspector Lyle consents to a secret agreement, promoting him to detective superintendent and moving him from Rogate-on-Sands to the busy city of Lessford. In his insufferably arrogant fashion, Lyle describes his triumphs over suave profiteer Foster Adams, who controls hookers, gambling and other vices in the corrupt city. Since bribed cops had heretofore protected Adams, especially from charges of several murders, Lyle's decision to expose the racketeers is an impetus for frantic action that moves from crises to outright battles. Wainwright solves the cases with a typically clever denouement to his potentially terrific mystery. The obstacle to real enjoyment lies, as usual, in Wainwright's distracting prose style. The dialogue staggers under the weight of italics and exclamation points; characters "tease," "grumble," "smile," "mock," etc., rather than speak their lines. And Lyle's contempt for almost everyone except himself makes him as hard to care about as his enemies.
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0333511328
- ISBN 13 9780333511329
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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ISBN 13: 9780333511329
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition hardback in very good condition for its age. Minor bump at head and tail of book spine. Tanning to pages making them quite brown, but the book remains eminently readable. The dust jacket is complete and still shows the price. A Chief Inspector Lyle mystery. SYNOPSIS: "Chief Constable Gilliant has suggested to Chief Inspector Lyle that he apply for a Detective-Superintendentship of Lessford. Gilliant's motive behind this is revealed to Lyle when he has secured the post: a spate of undetected gangland killings has made Gilliant certain there is a traitor on his force. From his first day at Lessford, Lyle realises that Gilliant's instinct is right; only the identity of the rotten apple is obscured by other corruptions and a deep distrust of the new man. The only way for the truth is for Lyle to expose himself as corrupt." Packed weight 400gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Seller Inventory # 1287
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