Design for Murder by Roy Lewis
When Eric Ward and Sharon Owen defend suspected serial killer Raymond Conroy, they win an acquittal on a technicality thus incurring the wrath of CI Charlie Spate. Ward has no desire to act further for Conroy when the man decides to remain in the north east. Instead he concentrates on issues arising from Sharon's family trust, though harassed by a journalist who seeks to interview Conroy. But when Conroy disappears, and the Zodiac Killer strikes again, this time on Tyneside, Ward finds himself involved once more, alongside CI Spate who is under pressure for his apparent incompetence in tracking Conroy. Complications arise from mysterious dealings in Scotland in the seventies, but it is only during a murderous climax in a remote Northumberland farmhouse that the truth finally emerges in the hunt for the Zodiac Killer.
"A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with a interesting and likeable hero" TLS "A literate, thoughtful examination of human nature" Booklist "Tightly written, well paced and relentlessly accurate" Oxford Times 5"Chilling...Filled with page turning suspense, plenty of twists and turns and some cracking characters" Bolton Evening News "An emotionally tense thriller from a master of investigative crime" Publishing News This intelligent, nicely textured mystery gathers speed and races to a thrilling conclusion" Publishers Weekly"
Roy Lewis is a well-established crime writer with 60 novels to his name. He lives in the north of England where he sets many of his books. He is a former college principal and Inspector of Schools who now runs business training programmes and has business interests in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He has three children - all of them lawyers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780709089698 |
| ISBN 10 | 0709089694 |
| Title | Design for Murder |
| Author | Roy Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-01-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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