Murder Delayed - Hardcover

Jeffries, Roderic

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727863363 ISBN 13: 9780727863362

Publisher: Severn House, 2006

Synopsis

An Inspector Alvarez mystery It seems impossible: to find a man who stole half a million pounds from among thousands of tourists, with only a visual description. And not only does Alvarez have to do it, he also has a female dragon to contend with ? Raquel Rexach, Dolores's old and much disliked schoolmate, whose jewellery has been reported stolen. Alvarez likes the quiet life, but even he cannot foresee where this investigation will lead.

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About the Author

Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and was educated at Southampton's School of Navigation. In 1943 he went to sea with the New Zealand Shipping Company and returned to England in 1949 where he was subsequently called to the Bar. He practiced law for a brief period before starting to write full time. His books have been published in many different countries and have been adapted for film, television, and radio. He and his wife live in Mallorca, and have two children.

Reviews

Prolific British author Jeffries's latest Inspector Alvarez mystery offers the usual pleasures—subtle innuendo, bittersweet commentaries on the vagaries of life and flavorful descriptions of the island of Mallorca. Enrique Alvarez, harried, as always, by his infuriating boss, Chief Salas, has been handed one of the biggest challenges of his career. A computer expert named Faber has absconded with half a million pounds from England and apparently blended in with the hordes of tourists in the Llueso area. Alvarez's job: find Faber. The subsequent investigation narrows his quarry down to one of three suspects. But which one is Faber? It's up to Alvarez to find out in a hurry. Perhaps more than anyone since the late Georges Simenon, Jeffries (A Sunny Disappearance) has a special talent for reminding us in an understated, unpretentious way why a detective novel can be an ideal prism through which to view humankind with its myriad quirks and foibles. (May)
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The British police are hot on the trail of Michael Faber, who bilked his company of 499,000 and fled the country. Rumor has it that Faber is holed up on the idyllic isle of Majorca, so the British authorities ask their Majorcan colleagues to try to find the wily embezzler. The case lands on the desk of laconic inspector Enrique Alvarez, whose boss wants the case closed immediately, if not sooner. Alvarez would prefer to put his feet up on his desk, drink a bit of cognac, and have a snooze, but he figures he'd better look like he is working. Unfortunately, finding the nondescript Faber among the hundreds of British tourists and expats on Majorca proves no easy task. A romantic fling, some unexpected revelations, dashed hopes, hard lessons, a come-hither woman, a murder, and several bottles of cognac later, Alvarez is finally able to return to his desk and put his feet up. Fans of the Majorcan inspector will be happy to do the same as they sink into another installment of this always-entertaining series. Emily Melton
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Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727863363
• ISBN 13: 9780727863362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202