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Jan 28, 1998 | ISBN 9780804116572 Buy
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Jan 28, 1998 | ISBN 9780804116572
Mar 04, 2009 | ISBN 9780307557735
INTRODUCING ERSKINE POWELL OF SCOTLAND YARDCrime, investigation, punishment. They’re all in a day’s work to Detective Chief Superintendent Erskine Powell of New Scotland Yard. As a member of the Yard’s Murder Squad, Powell tracks miscreants all over London.Now, seeking distance from the criminal constituency–and the bureaucratic drudgery of the Yard–Powell embarks on a salmon-fishing competition in the Scottish Highlands. There, in the castle-dotted countryside along the picturesque River Spey, he seeks peace and seclusion. But a cold-blooded murderer soon turns Powell’s haven into a busman’s holiday–and a quiet anglers’ paradise becomes just as deadly as the mean streets of London.
Graham Thomas, a biologist by training, lives in British Columbia with his wife, their two children, and a Gordon setter named Laddie. He is the author of three previous mysteries featuring Detective-Chief Superintendent Powell: Malice in the Highlands, Malice in… More about Graham Thomas
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