`Her [Gwendoline Butler's] inventiveness never seems to flag; and the singular atmosphere of her books, compounded of jauntiness and menace, remains undiminished' Patricia Craig, TLS A visit to the riverside apartment of the long retired former prime minister, Richard Lavender, is to have startling consequences for John Coffin. For it transpires that the old man, nearing the end of his life, has a confession to make: he is the son of a serial killer. He tells Coffin how, as a boy, he helped to bury one of his ...
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`Her [Gwendoline Butler's] inventiveness never seems to flag; and the singular atmosphere of her books, compounded of jauntiness and menace, remains undiminished' Patricia Craig, TLS A visit to the riverside apartment of the long retired former prime minister, Richard Lavender, is to have startling consequences for John Coffin. For it transpires that the old man, nearing the end of his life, has a confession to make: he is the son of a serial killer. He tells Coffin how, as a boy, he helped to bury one of his father's victims. Feeling death is near, he wants to repair and reclaim the past - with Coffin's help. Unsure whether Lavender is caught up in fantasy or telling the truth, Coffin agrees to investigate and appoints Chief Inspector Phoebe Astley to the task. But then a young woman is found murdered on a foggy November night, and all too soon the sins of the past and present come together in a terrifying denouement.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in VG dust jacket. Small stamp on verso of title page but visible on title page; some yellowing to pages. Dust jacket bright & not price-clipped.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Tiny tear at top corner of dust jacket back panel, otherwise a very nice bright, clean copy. Dust jacket not price-clipped.
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Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 233 pages; light edge wear to jacket and boards; The Commander of London's Second City, John Coffin is intrigued by the visit he receives from a scholar who is writing a life of the former prime minister Richard Lavender. Curiosity and respect for the old man takes Coffin to the flat overlooking the river where Lavender has a confession to make.
