Aftermath (Hennessey and Yellich Mysteries) - Softcover

Turnbull, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847512992 ISBN 13: 9781847512994

Publisher: Severn House Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

The latest Hennessey and Yellich mystery - When five corpses in various states of decomposition are found chained to the walls of a kitchen garden, Hennessey and Yellich quickly begin their investigation. The recently deceased owner of the house was housebound for the last twenty-five years, and so would have had no idea of the appalling crimes taking place yards away. At first, there doesn’t seem to be much to go on – the victims appear to have little in common – but Hennessey and Yellich know that the dead must hold the clues they need . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Turnbull was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. He has had a variety of jobs--in a former incarnation he was a social worker for twenty-three years, an occupation he gave up to become a full-time writer. "Fear of Drowning" is his twelfth novel.

From Booklist:

Turnbull’s Hennessey and Yellich books may be less well-known than some British police procedurals, but readers who enjoy the genre will find them well worth exploring. Turnbull’s writing is smooth, soothing, and low-key, with certain elements—Hennessey’s dialogues with his dead wife, his ongoing relationship with forensic pathologist Louise D’Acre, the starting time and date for each chapter—repeated throughout the series to great effect. In Aftermath, Hennessey and Yellich, along with their colleagues Carmen Pharaoh, Thomson Ventnor, and Reginald Webster, are caught up in the grisly investigation of five bodies found chained together and in varying degrees of decomposition in the kitchen garden of a local estate. The estate owner has just passed away at 92 and has not been outside his bedroom for years, so it’s clear he’s not the killer. But as the investigation continues, Hennessey and company find frustration at every turn until a bizarre connection among the victims turns up. A solid entry in an always reliable series. --Emily Melton

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1847512992
• ISBN 13: 9781847512994
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192