The Methods of Sergeant Cluff (British Library Crime Classics)

Gil North

ISBN 10: 0712356479 / ISBN 13: 9780712356473

Published by The British Library Publishing Division, 2016

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176 pages. 7.40x5.12x0.71 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Methods of Sergeant Cluff (British Library Crime Classics)
• Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712356479
• ISBN 13: 9780712356473
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.18 kilograms

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Synopsis

It is a wet and windy night in the town of Gunnarshaw, on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. The body of young Jane Trundle, assistant in the chemist’s shop, is discovered lying face down on the cobblestones. Sergeant Caleb Cluff is not a man of many words, and neither does he play by the rules. He may exasperate his superiors, but he has the loyal support of his constable and he is the only CID man in the division. The case is his. Life in Gunnarshaw is tough, with its people caught up in a rigid network of social conventions. But as Cluff’s investigation deepens, Gunnarshaw’s veneer of hard-working respectability starts to crumble. Sparse, tense, and moodily evoking the unforgiving landscape, this classic crime novel keeps the reader guessing to the end.

About the Author

GIL NORTH was the pseudonym of Geoffrey Horne (1916-1988), a writer from Skipton who worked as a civil servant in colonial Africa for many years, before returning to his native Yorkshire. The best-known of his novels are the eleven detective stories featuring Sergeant Cluff.