Death of a Hollow Man: A Midsomer Murders Mystery 2 - Softcover

Graham, Caroline

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9780747233503: Death of a Hollow Man: A Midsomer Murders Mystery 2

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747233500 ISBN 13: 9780747233503

Publisher: Headline, 1990

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A visit to a Causton Amateur Dramatic Society production is not Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby's idea of good entertainment, but loyalty to his wife prevails. And when the leading man takes his role too much to heart in a gruesome final act, Tom finds his professional skills are called upon.

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Review:

A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud. . . A beautifully written crime novel (The Times)

Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes . . . lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues (Mail on Sunday)

Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery (Sunday Telegraph)

A witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book (Yorkshire Post)

A treat . . . haunting stuff (Woman's Realm)

Wickedly acid, yet sympathetic (Publishers Weekly)

Swift, tense and highly alarming (TLS)

Lots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing (Independent)

Hard to praise highly enough (The Sunday Times)

Her books are not just great whodunits but great novels in their own right (Julie Burchill)

Book Description:

The second stunning novel in the series on which Midsomer Murders is based is packed with drama

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