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Synopsis
Plans to feature the small village of Twitching in an international radio broadcast results in jealousies and spites, a dead body, poison-pen letters, a series of other crimes, and more work for Inspector George Parrish
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Review
You can count on a Barnard mystery being witty, intelligent and a joy to read (Publishers Weekly)
One of our most original and versatile bloodspillers (The Times)
Delicious . . . an appetising entertainment (New York Times)
Barnard's sharp and funny style and cast of eccentric characters make a clever mystery of small-town backbiting (Kirkus Reviews)
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From the creator of Charlie Peace and Perry Trethowan
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A Little Local Murder
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Dell Publishing Company, 1984
ISBN 10: 0440148820
ISBN 13: 9780440148821
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A Little Local Murder
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0440148820I5N00
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A Little Local Murder
Published by
Dell Publishing Company, 1984
ISBN 10: 0440148820
ISBN 13: 9780440148821
Used
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Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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A Little Local Murder
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Dell, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0440148820
ISBN 13: 9780440148821
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First US paperback edition, first printing of this stand-alone mystery. Part of the "Scene of the Crime" mystery series by Dell. Light edgewear. Tiny tear to the base of the spine. Light creases to the cover. Age toning to cover and pages. Light staining to the front and rear cover. CM Roe (previous owner's name) written on the first summary page. Caroline Roe aka Medora Sale was a Canadian mystery author. This book was from her personal collection. In Good Condition. Seller Inventory # JB3093
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A Little Local Murder
Published by
Dell Publishing Co. Inc, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0440148820
ISBN 13: 9780440148821
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Mass market paperback. Condition: Good. 190, [2] pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 - 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsų in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. The news that Radio Broadwich is to make a documentary on Twytching for broadcast in America spreads through the small village like wildfire. Mrs Deborah Withens, Twytching's resident doyenne and arbiter of good taste, takes it upon herself to control the presentation of her 'county town' and assumes responsibility for picking those that will take part, provoking fierce rivalry amongst the villagers. One resident who is reticent to participate in the fuss is Inspector George Parrish . . . until the murder of the first villager chosen, and a rash of poison pen letters uncovering secrets Twytching's leading citizens had fervently hoped were buried, force him to get involved.In this early classic, Robert Barnard skillfully demonstrates that no one is more cunning in preparing the reader to expect the totally unexpected and his incisive character portrayals in this early gem impart a dimension rarely found in English detective fiction. One previous Dell edition [stated]. First Dell printing thus [stated]. Seller Inventory # 75859