A Shot in the Dark

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After the notorious ‘Middle Street Massacre’ of 1951, when the majority of Brighton’s criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it’s really rather annoying when an ambitious – not to mention irritating – new Constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it’s even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all.

Backorder Notice MessageJan 01, 1970

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Description

*The charming first novel in the award-winning murder mystery series, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Elly Griffiths*

Guardian Crime Book of the Month‘A giddy spell of sheer delight’ Daily Mail‘Ingenious ‘ Sunday Times Crime Club‘Entertaining’ Observer‘Will make you laugh out loud’ Sunday Times‘Truss can work miracles’ TelegraphWINNER OF THE CRIMEFEST LAST LAUGH AWARD 2019Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress.So it’s really rather annoying when an ambitious – not to mention irritating – new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it’s even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play.It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all?The new Constable Twitten Mystery, Psycho by the Sea, is available now!

Additional information

Weight 234 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 22 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

318

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K