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Cargando... Death in Printpor G. M. Malliet
   Books Read in 2023 (4,522) Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  eyes.2c | Jul 22, 2023 |   How have I missed this author/series? DCI Arthur St Just of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and crime writer/Cambridge criminologist fiancée Portia De’Ath were attendant at the celebratory reception of best selling author Jason Verdoodt at St. Rumwold College when Verdoodt was found dead at the base of a major set of stairs. Not exactly an accident as the victim had had a combination of sedatives plus a very good wine and was not particularly well liked. Thank goodness that there is a cast of characters at the beginning! There are more than enough suspects, including the odd family running the publishing house that Verdoot was about to dump. All the characters are clearly represented, the plot twists are inventive, and the humor is somewhat sneaky. Loved it! I requested and received an EARC copy from Severn House via NetGalley. Thank you! (  ) jetangen4571 | Jul 1, 2023 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesArthur St. Just (5)
A celebration in Oxford for university tutor and bestselling author Jason Verdoot, attended by DCI St. Just and his fiancée Portia, is a night to remember . . . for all the wrong reasons. University of Oxford tutor and bestselling author Jason Verdoodt has it all: acclaim, women, money . . . and an enemy or two. When he's found dead at the bottom of the stairs during a celebratory reception at St Rumwold's College, many wonder if seething jealousy of his literary success has turned someone's mind to murder. Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just becomes inescapably drawn into an investigation that takes him down the historic streets of Oxford and into the hallowed halls of its university. Alongside his fiancée, crime fiction writer Portia De'Ath, he uncovers several motives for murdering the celebrated but insufferable Jason - whose next novel may be a threat to many in his orbit - and no shortage of suspects who are nursing a grudge from the first novel. Has someone decided to write revenge into the plot? No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is attending a literary event in Oxford with his fiancé crime writer and Cambridge don, Portia De’Ath.
A reasonably new publishing house, Castle Publishing, the brainchild of Sir Boniface Castle, has burst on the scene poaching exceptional writers and editors and having now published a literary masterpiece by Jason Verdoodt, The White Owl.
Unfortunately the drinks and dinner for the bright new star of the literary world turns into a murder scene. Of course St. Just ends up pursuing the case along with the local constabulary.
The murdered man was a right manipulative piece. His modus operandi included sexual harassment, denigrating everyone, a sense of entitlement, a faked biography, and it now appears, plagiarism.
Sparse writing with delightful observations on St. Just’s part presents an engaging cosy murder mystery.
I did wonder about the prologue and what happened.
All was revealed later.
Get set for a fascinating read.
A Severn House ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher. (