When an anonymous letter arrives for Mr Justice Barber, the High Court judge, warning of imminent revenge, he dismisses it as the work of a harmless lunatic. But then a second letter appears, followed by a poisoned box of the judge's favourite chocolates, and he begins to fear for his life.
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Begleiten Sie Francis Pettigrew, einen Anwalt, dessen Karriere nicht gerade glänzend ist, dessen scharfer Verstand ihn aber oft zur Aufdeckung der Wahrheit führt. Diese Serie taucht in die Welt der britischen Gerichtssäle und komplexen Kriminalgeschichten ein. Es ist eine fesselnde Erzählung über Gerechtigkeit, Witz und die menschliche Natur.
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With a Bare Bodkin
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- 8 Lesestunden
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When the Wind Blows
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That Yew Tree's Shade
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Untimely Death
- 192 Seiten
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Francis Pettigrew travels to Exmoor for a holiday with his wife - an area in which as a young boy he was traumatised by coming across a dead body on the moor. In an attempt to exorcise this trauma, Pettigrew walks across the moor to the place where the incident occurred - only to find another dead body.
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Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare
- 272 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
These thirty stories, selected and introduced by fellow crime writer and lawyer Michael Gilbert, are a terrific introduction to Cyril Hare's inventive and clever Golden Age detective fiction, which often turns on an ingenious use of the law.