Ian Simpson Bücher
Dieser Autor bringt eine einzigartige Perspektive in die Welt der Kriminalliteratur ein, gestützt auf seine langjährige Erfahrung als Strafverteidiger und Richter. Seine Werke verweben gekonnt spannende Handlungsstränge mit einem tiefen Verständnis für die menschliche Psyche und Motivation. In seinen Geschichten begegnen wir oft komplexen Verbrechen, die seine Kenntnis des Rechtssystems und der menschlichen Natur widerspiegeln. Neben klassischen Detektivgeschichten widmet er sich auch sogenannten 'Fakten'-Erzählungen, in denen er wahre Begebenheiten mit Mordgeheimnissen verbindet, oft inspiriert von seiner Heimatstadt.
Drawing, Seeing and Observation
- 208 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Ian Simpson's clear systematic approach to all aspects of drawing provides a comprehensive drawing course, ideal for both beginners and for those with considerable experience who want to re-examine the fundamentals. schovat popis
Murder on the Second Tee
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
The first blow took Hugh Parsley by surprise. It fractured his right temporal bone and tore the middle meningeal artery. He stumbled and fell face down on the grass. A blow to the back of his neck cracked the occipital bone at the base of his skull. He was struck several times about the left temporal area. His brain ceased to function. Hugh Parsley was dead. Murder on the Second Tee is the follow-up to the popular crime fiction novel Murder on Page One. The directors of the niche Bucephalus Bank are meeting in a St Andrews hotel. One of them is found dead on the golf course. It is Flick Fortune’s first case as a detective inspector. As she struggles to uncover the murderer behind the bank’s respectable façade, she receives unexpected help fromDetective Sergeant Bagawath Chandavarkar (Baggo), who is investigating a multi-million pound money laundering scam. Another murder follows and Flick’s old boss and tormentor, ex-Inspector No, makes an unwelcome intrusion before the truth is revealed... Ian Simpson is inspired by a number of authors, including PG Wodehouse, John Mortimer and William Boyd. His writing style is comparable to Christopher Brookmyre. Murder on the Second Tee is a pacey whodunit, laced with the humour that drew glowing reviews for Ian’s first novel, Murder on Page One.
Memoirs of a Newfoundland Doctor
Over Fifty Years of Fulfillment and Enjoyment
- 226 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Focusing on the author's personal journey, the biography begins in a quaint English village during and after World War II. It chronicles his formative years, including medical training in London, and highlights his professional experiences in Newfoundland starting in 1963. The narrative captures the evolution of his life and career against the backdrop of significant historical events.
This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs of Southport shows how the town has changed over the last one hundred years.
Murder in Court Three
- 273 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
Eminent lawyer Farquhar Knox QC is medievally murdered in Murder in Court Three, Ian Simpson's new crime novel.
Murder in the Fourth Round
- 272 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
Forward to St Andrews in 2015 and when the man convicted of Tony Spencer's murder is released on compassionate grounds and a political activist is killed, Detective Inspector Flick Fortune's investigation focuses on a group of solicitors calling themselves `The Jolly Boys' and Spencer's murder thirty- one years earlier.
