Cruel as the Grave (A Detective Inspector Slider Mystery, 22) - Hardcover

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727890859 ISBN 13: 9780727890856

Publisher: Severn House, 2021

Synopsis

The murder of a personal fitness trainer draws DCI Bill Slider and his team into a baffling investigation where nothing is as it first appears.

Fitness trainer Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west London flat, his head smashed by one of his own dumbbells. His heartlessly-dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is the prime suspect. She had means, opportunity, and motive.

But is the case as clear-cut as it seems? Handsome Erik Lingoss had clients in high places; and he seemed to engender powerful emotions. If it was a crime of passion, there was plenty of that to go round: love strong as death, jealousy cruel as the grave.

Who did he let in to his flat that evening? Where is his missing mobile phone? Why is seven hundred pounds in cash stuffed under his pillow? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes there's far more to this case than meets the eye.

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About the Author

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born and educated in London and had a variety of jobs in the commercial world before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed Bill Slider mysteries and the historical Morland Dynasty series. She lives in London, is married with three children and enjoys music, wine, gardening, horses and the English countryside.

From the Back Cover

"A witty, thoughtful mystery . Fans of Deborah Crombie's 'Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James' series will be moved by this carefully constructed tale" Library Journal Starred Review of Headlong "An attention-grabbing read . As always, Harrod-Eagles salts the narrative with witty repartee, including a wealth of clever puns . such a treat" Booklist on Headlong "Highly entertaining . Harrod-Eagles shows once again why this series ranks high among contemporary British police procedurals" Publishers Weekly on Shadow Play "A cracking police procedural . Another sterling entry in a truly outstanding series" Booklist Starred Review of Old Bones

From the Inside Flap

"A witty, thoughtful mystery . Fans of Deborah Crombie's 'Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James' series will be moved by this carefully constructed tale"Library Journal Starred Review of Headlong "An attention-grabbing read . As always, Harrod-Eagles salts the narrative with witty repartee, including a wealth of clever puns . such a treat"Booklist on Headlong "Highly entertaining . Harrod-Eagles shows once again why this series ranks high among contemporary British police procedurals"Publishers Weekly on Shadow Play "A cracking police procedural . Another sterling entry in a truly outstanding series"Booklist Starred Review of Old Bones CYNTHIA HARROD-EAGLESCRUEL AS THE GRAVE Fitness trainer Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west London flat, his head smashed by one of his own dumbbells. His heartlessly-dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is the prime suspect. She had means, opportunity, and motive. But is the case as clear-cut as it seems? Handsome Erik Lingoss had clients in high places; and he seemed to engender powerful emotions. If it was a crime of passion, there was plenty of that to go round: love strong as death, jealousy cruel as the grave. Who did he let in to his flat that evening? Where is his missing mobile phone? Why is seven hundred pounds in cash stuffed under his pillow? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes there's far more to this case than meets the eye.

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727890859
• ISBN 13: 9780727890856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256