That Way Murder Lies - Softcover

Granger, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747268053 ISBN 13: 9780747268055

Publisher: Headline, 2004

Synopsis

A chilling secret from the past leads to a violent murder in the present...

Mitchell and Markby must put their wedding plans on hold when an old friend seeks their help inThat Way Murder Lies,the fifteenth English village murder mystery in Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series. The perfect read for fans of Kathy Cranston, Agatha Christie and ITV'sMidsomer Murders.

When Meredith Mitchell's old friend Toby Smythe turns up on leave, she is delighted to see him. But Toby has a problem - or rather his relative Alison Jenner has - and he wants to enlist the help of Meredith's fiance, Detective Superintendent Alan Markby. Alison has been receiving anonymous hate mail which alludes to the murder of her aunt, Freda Kemp, of which Alison was acquitted when she was just twenty. Who is the writer, and how does he or she know about this secret in Alison's past?

Markby is at first reluctant to become involved, especially as he and Meredith are busy planning their wedding, but enquiries into a poison pen campaign soon turn into a murder hunt. With the help of Inspector Jessica Campbell, a new member of Markby's team, the investigation unravels a twenty-five-year-old mystery and its dreadful legacy of violence.

What readers are saying aboutThat Way Murder Lies:

'Enjoyable, clever,incrediblyentertainingandinterestingbook'

'Anyone who enjoys adelightful English cosythat is aclever blending of amateur sleuthandpolice proceduralwill enjoy this series!'

'Quite a mysteryright up to the very end'

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Praise for Ann Granger

"The village mystery observes more stringent procedures than a military task force...the style must be witty, the setting picturesque, and the characters amusingly idiosyncratic....Ann Granger knows the drill so well she could write a manual."
- The New York Times on Flowers for His Funeral

"The characters are believable and likeable, [with] enough British village touches to satisfy fans of the genre, and enough intelligent writing not to make us feel too silly for being hooked."
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on A Season for Murder

"Thoroughly absorbing [and] smoothly written...Granger shows how well she has mastered her craft. . . . This engrossing novel is sure to delight."
- Publishers Weekly on Shades of Murder

"Granger deftly demonstrates that there's plenty of life still left in the traditional 'cozy' formula."
- The Washington Post on Call the Dead Again

About the Author:

Ann Granger has lived in cities all over the world, since for many years she worked for the Foreign Office and received postings to British embassies as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. She is now permanently based in Oxfordshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0747268053
• ISBN 13: 9780747268055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384