Invitation to Die by Barbara Cleverly

Invitation to Die by Barbara Cleverly

An invitation to dine turns deadly as DI John Redfyre returns for his second investigation.

Cambridge, 1924 in early summertime. May Balls, punting on the Cam, flirting and dancing the tango are the preoccupations of bright young people, but bright young Detective Inspector John Redfyre finds himself mired in multiple murders.

One morning, his dog discovers a corpse neatly laid on a tombstone in the graveyard adjoining St. Bede's College. An army greatcoat and well-worn boots suggest the dead man may have been a former soldier, though the empty bottle of brandy and a card bearing the words "An Invitation to Dine" on the victim ring a discordant note. Even more unsettling is the autopsy, which reveals death by strangulation and unusual contents in the stomach from the man's last meal. Redfyre learns that this murder is one of several unsolved cases linked to a secretive and sinister dining club at St. Bede's.

Redfyre, himself an ex-rifleman, becomes caught in a dark tale of revenge, betrayal and injustice-a lingering mystery from a long-forgotten war. With the unlikely assistance of his lead suspect, he gradually unearths the dead man's story and fights to right an ancient wrong.

Barbara Cleverly is a Durham University graduate who was born in the north of England. She is a former teacher who now resides in Cambridge. The Last Kashmiri Rose, Odd Visions of Death, The Blood Royal, Not My Blood, A Spider in the Cup, Enter Pale Death, and Diana's Altar are among the thirteen books in the Joe Sandilands series.

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ISBN 13	9781641291903
ISBN 10	1641291907
Titel	Invitation to Die
Autor	Barbara Cleverly
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Soho Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-10-06
Seitenanzahl	352
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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