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A Vote for Murder David Wishart

A Vote for Murder By David Wishart

A Vote for Murder by David Wishart


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Summary

Marcus Corvinus is spending a few days in the Alban hills, visiting his stepdaughter and the local wineshop while taking interest in the forthcoming consul's elections. Then one of the two candidates is murdered, and Corvinus is all too pleased to end his holiday and help with the investigation.

A Vote for Murder Summary

A Vote for Murder by David Wishart

Marcus Corvinus is spending a few days in the Alban Hills, visiting his stepdaughter and enthusiastically patronising the local wineshop, while taking a mild interest in the forthcoming consul's elections. Then one of the two candidates is murdered, and Corvinus is all too pleased to put his holiday on hold and help with the investigation. The obvious suspect is the rival political candidate, but needless to say, the obvious solution is not the right one. In the course of his investigations Corvinus meets an unconventional young woman - the dead man's fiancee; a shady property developer; an ex-war hero; the younger son of a wealthy family who is pursuing a career as an artist and assorted low lifes. But which one is the murderer? There are two more violent deaths, plus a near miss for Corvinus himself, before (tipped off, as usual, by his intellectual wife, Perilla) Marcus uncovers a nationalists' conspiracy and solves the mystery. In a grand finale, he enters the local wine-tasting competition (which, given his dedicated attitude to training, should be a walkover) only to be beaten...by a sheep.

A Vote for Murder Reviews

drawn with great dash, and the one-liners are as good as ever. Genius. - The Good Book Guide

Praise for David Wishart: 'Like Chandler s Marlowe, Corvinus wisecracks his way through a weary world of murder and intrigue until he hunts down the truth. A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life' - The Times

Innate humour and pace carry one through to the tragi-comic climax - Irish Times

It is evident that Wishart is a fine scholar and perfectly at home in the period - Sunday Times

Wishart creates a pungent, throbbingly vibrant Rome - Highland News Group

About David Wishart

David Wishart studied Classics at Edinburgh University. He then taught Latin and Greek in school for four years and after this retrained as a teacher of EFL. He lived and worked abroad for eleven years, working in Kuwait, Greece and Saudi Arabia, and now lives with his wife and family in Scotland.

Additional information

GOR003125641
9780340771297
0340771291
A Vote for Murder by David Wishart
Used - Good
Hardback
Hodder & Stoughton
2003-03-03
368
N/A
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