The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori - Hardcover

Barnard, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684855321 ISBN 13: 9780684855325

Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD, 1999

Synopsis

The identification of a young man's dead body found outside a historic Haworth eating establishment takes on a sinister air when it is discovered that he was a guy Friday at a local artist's colony that more closely resembles a cult

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Review:

"San Francisco Chronicle Book Review" Barnards writes revealing glimpses of English character and impropriety with an effortless hand.

"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" No two Barnard books fall into a pattern. Barnard's terse prose and deft character painting keep us engrossed to the very last line.

"Time" He plots a mystery as well as any writer alive.

"New York Newsday" Barnard is the Jane Austen of mystery writers.

From the Back Cover:

The body of a young man, almost naked, in the car park behind one of Haworth's many eating establishments marks the beginning of the case, and it is his identity that is the first puzzle for DC Charlie Peace and his superior Detective Superintendent Oddie.

But before long the puzzle that most concerns them is the nature of the close-knit artistic community where Declan O'Hearn had acted as odd-job boy. The little knot of people seem to be united less by their ability as painters than by a common worship of the distinguished artist Ranulph Byatt, who has not only brought them together, but seems to prefer the adulation of his inferiors to the judgement of his equals. Peace, searching for clues, soon starts to wonder if there isn't a sinister reason for this. And as the search for the killer gathers pace, Peace and Oddie uncover a series of dark secrets on the harsh Haworth landscape.

Atmospheric, witty and perceptive, 'The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori' is vintage Robert Barnard.

Praise For ROBERT BARNARD

"Robert Barnard is always original, never repeats himself and has a delectable wit."
JESSICA MANN, 'Daily Telegraph'.

NO PLACE OF SAFETY

"A fine example of the neatly packaged, traditional English whodunit."
MICHAEL PAINTER, ' Irish Times'

"An observant and skilful writer."
JAMES MELVILLE, 'Ham & High'

THE BAD SAMARITAN

"Robert Barnard's talent is fascinatingly on show in 'The Bad Samaritan'."
JOHN COLEMAN, 'Sunday Times'

"Barnard is a dab hand with his peppermint and prayer-book bitchery."
PHILIP OAKES, 'Literary Review'

THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE

"Barnard never disappoints. The psychological suspense is chilling."
MARCEL BERLINS, 'The Times'

"The suspense is delicious."
NEW YORK TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684855321
• ISBN 13: 9780684855325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 283