A Sensitive Case

WRIGHT, Eric

ISBN 10: 0002322552 / ISBN 13: 9780002322553

Published by Collins Crime Club, 1990

About this Item

1st UK edition of this, the 7th Charlie Salter case. Small spot to edge of textblaock otherwise VG in VG dustjacket which has a little soiling to the rear panel, protected by removable plastic sleeve.

Seller Inventory # 13639

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Sensitive Case
• Publisher: Collins Crime Club
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002322552
• ISBN 13: 9780002322553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The murder of masseuse Linda Thomas was a sticky situation - her clients included big people in high places. It was a case for Special Affairs Inspector Charlie Salter and his cheif investigator, Sergeant Mel Pickett. Once on the job, they delicately kick open a hornet's nest of hostile, secretive suspects, including a provincial deputy minister, a famous television host, the tenants of the woman's building, a nervous academian, a secret lover, and an unidentified man - the last person to see the victim alive.A lot of people had a lot to hide - and even more at stake than their careers. To make things more difficult, Salter is worried his wife is having an affair.It's a sensitive case - both at home and on the job. Charlie's doing a lot of tiptoeing around... with a killer lurking in the shadow of every step!

From Publishers Weekly

Staff Inspector Charlie Salter of the Toronto police department makes his seventh appearance in this gem of a procedural. Teamed with Sergeant Mel Pickett, a widower nearing retirement, he takes over the investigation of the murder of Linda Thomas, a massage therapist with several influential--and nervous--clients. Dealing with an irate deputy provincial minister anxious that his involvement with the victim not become public knowledge, Slater and Picket develop a number of promising leads and learn the victim was nothing more than a legitimate masseuse. While the demands of Salter's career threaten his marriage, Pickett is tracked by a Brit punk rocker who could be a granddaughter resulting from a wartime dalliance. Wright's deftly realized walk-on characters, such as Pickett's blade-faced sister-in-law who is maneuvering to make her son his heir, contribute to this appealing mystery.
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