Death Knock by Frederic Lindsay
When the body of a young woman in evening dress is discovered in the upstairs bedroom of a suburban house, DI Meldrum is summoned to the scene of what is to become his most baffling murder case yet. On closer inspection, it turns out to be the body of a man.
The ability to create believable heroes out of policemen is rare, and Lindsay's Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum is both credible and endearing. . A complex and satisfying crime novel - The Sunday Times on A KIND OF DYINGWell-written, well paced and well plotted . . . Jim Meldrum's company has again proved to be as thought-provoking as it is entertaining - The Scotsman on A KIND OF DYINGAn evocative and brilliant opening . . . Intelligent, entertaining, gripping and well-written - Ian Rankin, Scotland on Sunday (KISSING JUDAS)Lindsay has used a genre often concerned with entertainment only to write a profoundly serious novel, as Chandler and Ross Macdonald did in California half a century ago - Allan Massie, The Scotsman (KISSING JUDAS)
A former schoolteacher, Frederic Lindsay has written for the theatre, tv, radio and film. He adapted his first novel, BROND, for serialisation on Channel 4. He is actively involved with the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish PEN.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340765708 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340765704 |
| Title | Death Knock |
| Author | Frederic Lindsay |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2000-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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