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Patricia Moyes

    Diese Autorin ist für ihre fesselnden Kriminalromane bekannt, die sich oft auf den geheimnisvollen C.I.D. Inspektor Henry Tibbett konzentrieren. Ihre Werke zeichnen sich durch ausgeklügelte Handlungsstränge und eine scharfe Untersuchung der menschlichen Psyche aus. Neben ihrer beliebten Detektivreihe bewies sie ihre literarische Vielseitigkeit auch durch das Schreiben für junge Erwachsene und das Verfassen von Kurzgeschichten. Ihr unverwechselbarer Erzählstil fesselt und begeistert die Leser beständig.

    Patricia Moyes
    Ein Duft von Mord.
    Irrtum im Irrgarten
    Mord a La Mode
    Lass Tote ruhen
    Der schwarze Witwer
    daß Mord nur noch ein Hirngespinst
    • When Susan Gardiner unexpectedly inherits an old country inn not far from London, she also inherits a long-lost distant cousin. A few years her senior and infinitely attractive, Cousin James is also very attentive. It isn't long before romance blooms.Youth and beauty, romance and country a frothy mix if ever there was one - but of course, this is Patricia Moyes and very soon, murder enters the picture. When Susan, who is a skilled restaurateur, reopens the inn as a posh gourmet eatery and, against all odds (and the dire predictions of the locals), makes a go of it, customers flock. Things are looking decidedly upbeat until one of the guests, on sampling the chef's plat du jour, suddenly keels over, the victim of mushroom poisoning.Enter Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett. And once again we are off on another wonderful - and in this case, wonderfully delicious - Moyes mystery. The nineteenth in a series that has won national acclaim and a large and loyal following, it finds Henry Tibbett in top form. And, in Susan Gardiner, it introduces a narrator as fresh and appealing as the menu she oversees. Long-term fans and new readers alike will not be This is Patricia Moyes writing at the very top of her form.

      Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon1993
      4,4
    • Ein Duft von Mord.

      • 158 Seiten
      • 6 Lesestunden

      Lady Crystal, einst ein berühmter Star, lädt zu ihrer jährlichen Geburtstagsparty ein. Diesmal fürchtet sie einen ungebetenen Gast. Chefsuperintendent Tibbett wird zu ihrem Schutz abgestellt, ahnt jedoch nicht, dass er in eine tödliche Intrige verwickelt wird.

      Ein Duft von Mord.1992
    • Many Deadly Returns

      • 247 Seiten
      • 9 Lesestunden

      Officer Tibbett investigates the death of Lady Crystal Balaclava who succumbs to an apparent heart attack shortly after receiving her birthday presents

      Many Deadly Returns1987
      3,8
    • Black Widower

      An Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery

      • 212 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      Sir Edward Ironmonger, the ambassador to the United States from the newly independent island republic of Tampica, and his beautiful, temperamental wife, Mavis, are throwing a party for the Washington diplomatic corps. despite her promises to behave, Mavis manages to insult the Isreali ambassador and is quickly removed to her room, where her corpse is discovered a few hours later. Suicide is ruled out by an autopsy, and to avoid embarassing publicity Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett is brought in to conduct a discreet investigation.

      Black Widower1985
      3,5
    • Death on the Agenda

      • 192 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden

      Representing Britain at an international conference on drug smuggling, Inspector Henry Tibbett must investigate the fatal stabbing of an important conference official

      Death on the Agenda1984
      3,5
    • Season of Snows and Sins

      • 217 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      While visiting an Alpine ski resort during the Christmas holidays, Detective Chief Superintendent Tibbett and his wife become aware of a scandal threatening the French government

      Season of Snows and Sins1983
      3,7