Hawke's Tor by E V Thompson
The brutal murder of a promiscuous young wife and the disappearance of her baby son bring Superintendent Amos Hawke and Sergeant Tom Churchyard to a tiny moorland village in nineteenth-century Cornwall, where the residents harbour dark secrets. The two policemen believe the murderer will be found within the isolated and insular community, but unravelling the tangled web of lies and deceit proves frustrating. Is the answer to the mystery held by the young gypsy girl whose appearance on the scene has disturbing ramifications for Tom Churchyard?
'Thompson is a marvellous scene-setter and creator of atmosphere..here he retains the pace and care of the best of his writing with a crafted style' - The Cornishman 'A vigorous and fascinating piece of storytelling from the pen of a world-class professional' - The Sunday Times 'This is EV Thompson at his best. He is an author who lights our imagination and takes us back to Cornwall of the 1800s...Premier League volumes' - The Cornish Country 'A crowded, vigorous and evocative novel linking East and West' - The Yorkshire Post 'Mr Thompson has the verbal photography of Ernest Hemingway' - The Cornish Guardian 'With settings that stretch from China to Cornwall, these sagas delight' - The Independent
E.V. Thompson was born in London, After spending nine years in the Royal Navy, he served as a Vice Squad policeman in Bristol, became an investigator for British Overseas Airways (during which time he was seconded to the Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau), then headed Rhodesia's Department of Civil Aviation Security Section. While in Rhodesia, he published over two hundred short stories before moving back to England to become a full-time, award-winning writer. His first novel, Chase the Wind, the opening book in the Retallick saga, won the Best Historical Novel Award, and since then more than thirty novels have won him thousands of admirers around the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780709093732 |
| ISBN 10 | 070909373X |
| Title | Hawke's Tor |
| Author | E V Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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