A Lesson in Dying by Ann Cleeves

A Lesson in Dying by Ann Cleeves

Appropriately, it was at Hallowe'en that headmaster Harold Medburn's body, dressed in academic cap and gown, was found swinging from the school's rusty netball hoop. And although his death brought fear to some hearts, relief was the dominant response, for Medburn had been a bully. The police accuse Medburn's wife, Kitty, of killing him because he planned to leave her for another woman; but Jack Robson, the school caretaker, who had loved Kitty when they were classmates years ago, disagrees. Helped by his clever daughter Patty, he does his homework among Medburn's friends and neighbors and finds half a dozen of them have powerful motives for murdering the hated headmaster. It is in the ugly secrets of Medburn's life and in the dark passions that sometimes ensnare good people that Robson finally discovers the tragic - and desperately dangerous - truth. If you do buy this book, read it all at one time. That way you will get the full effect. AMAZON.COM customer

A fine debut -- Susan Hill * Good Housekeeping *
A quietly entertaining mystery * The Sunday Telegraph *
Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime * Sunday Mirror *
Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouementHer easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction * Daily Express *
Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves -- Val McDermid
Ann Cleeves has an enviable talent . . . I love these books * CrimeSquad *
A good debut for Inspector Ramsay; quiet, puzzled, very human * The Times *
As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’s latest . . . A stunning debut for Cleeves’s latest crimefighter -- David Baldacci on The Long Call
Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love -- Elly Griffiths on The Long Call
Another sure-fire hit -- Martin Edwards, author of Gallows Court, on The Long Call

Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.

Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time supporting access to books and advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

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ISBN 13	9781529070538
ISBN 10	1529070538
Title	A Lesson in Dying
Author	Ann Cleeves
Series	Inspector Ramsay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2024-06-20
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.