A nightmare discovery in the boot of a stolen BMW plunges car thief Danny Stapleton into the worst trouble of his life. What links his misfortune to the mysterious disappearance of an art teacher at a private school for girls in Chichester? Orders from above push Peter Diamond of Bath CID into investigating a police corruption case in the Chichester force, and he soon finds himself reluctantly dealing with spirited schoolgirls, eccentric artists and his formidable old colleague, Hen Mallin.
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A nightmare discovery in the boot of a stolen BMW plunges car thief Danny Stapleton into the worst trouble of his life. What links his misfortune to the mysterious disappearance of an art teacher at a private school for girls in Chichester? Orders from above push Peter Diamond of Bath CID into investigating a police corruption case in the Chichester force, and he soon finds himself reluctantly dealing with spirited schoolgirls, eccentric artists and his formidable old colleague, Hen Mallin.
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Audience: General/trade. A Peter Diamond mystery by the British Crime Writers' Association Gold and Silver Dagger-, Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement-, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière-, and Mystery Writers of America's 50th Anniversary Short Story Contest-winning author of the Sergeant Cribb series and the Inspector Hen Mallin books. Signed UK editions are rare. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.