A Lesson in Dying - Softcover
In Heppleburn village primary school the malevolent headmaster Harold Medburn humiliates his staff, despises the parents and runs a profitable line in blackmail - until he's murdered. Inspector Ramsay's investigation uncovers the peculiarities of village life and its past scandals.
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Book Description:
From the author of Shetland and Vera
About the Author:
Ann Cleeves is the author behind ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. She has written over twenty-five novels, and is the creator of detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez - characters loved both on screen and in print. Her books have now sold over 1 million copies 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. In 2006 Ann was awarded the Duncan Lawrie Dagger (CWA Gold Dagger) for Best Crime Novel, for Raven Black, the first book in her Shetland series. In 2012 she was inducted into the CWA Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame. Ann lives in North Tyneside.
Her Vera Stanhope series includes: The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, Harbour Street and The Moth Catcher.
Her Shetland series includes: Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning, Dead Water and Thin Air.
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- PublisherArrow Books Ltd
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0099690209
- ISBN 13 9780099690207
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages202
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