The Payoff (Dective Chief Inspector Roger Hayes Mystery) - Hardcover

Armstrong, Vivien

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727862405 ISBN 13: 9780727862402

Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

A Detective Chief Inspector Roger Hayes Mystery.When the body of Lulu Starewski, an elderly eccentric antique dealer, is found in her home in an Oxfordshire village by her friend Tessa Cox, Detective Chief Inspector Roger Hayes is soon on the scene. A specialist in Russian Icons, Lulu owned a gallery in London, which its manager, Raoul Musset, seems destined to inherit, along with her London flat. That is, until an arson attack destroys the gallery.As Roger Hayes probes the case, a tangled network of shadowy Russian contacts emerges. Why should there have been a business connection between Lulu and Tessa Cox's car-dealer husband, Tony? Who tried to kidnap Alexei, his son from his former marriage? And who is the too-good-to-be-true Rory Smythe, who claims close connections with Lulu?

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Review

"Another solid entry in Armstrong's long list of successful crime novels." Booklist on The Payoff "Psychological detail, devious plotting, and cozy British village backdrops will endear Armstrong's latest to all collections" Library Journal on Bird of Prey "Combines credible secondary characters, vivid settings, subtle hints and misdirections into a seamless whole certain to appeal... " Publishers Weekly Starred Review on Smile Now, Die Later"

Synopsis

When the body of Lulu Starewski, an elderly eccentric antique dealer, is found in her home in an Oxfordshire village by her friend Tessa Cox, Detective Chief Inspector Roger Hayes is soon on the scene. A specialist in Russian Icons, Lulu owned a gallery in London, which its manager, Raoul Musset, seems destined to inherit, along with her London flat. That is, until an arson attack destroys the gallery. As Roger Hayes probes the case, a tangled network of shadowy Russian contacts emerges. Why should there have been a business connection between Lulu and Tessa Cox's car-dealer husband, Tony? Who tried to kidnap Alexei, his son from his former marriage? And who is the too-good-to-be-true Rory Smythe, who claims close connections with Lulu? In an attempt to obtain answers and tie up the loose ends, Hayes travels to St Petersburg to meet up with British Intelligence. And he is just in time to witness the payoff...

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0727862405
• ISBN 13: 9780727862402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224