Review:
In Heald's refreshingly light 12th Simon Bognor mystery (after 2011's "Death in the Opening Chapter"), Bognor, the head of Special Investigations at the Board of Trade, is pleasantly surprised to get word from Downing Street that he's receiving a knighthood. Despite this honor, Bognor locks horns with the prime minister over the investigator's plan to journey to Spain to look into the death of Jimmy Trubshawe, a gang leader who perished from food poisoning after eating some mushrooms. Bognor hopes to use Trubshawe's death as a way to get leverage over British expat criminals living on the Spanish coast. Against the prime minister's wishes, Bognor and his enjoyably acerbic wife, Monica, travel to Madrid to start his inquiries. The author's dry humor ("Doing nothing came naturally to him") is a plus, as is a plot line that's far from run-of-the-mill.
--Tim Heald "Publishers Weekly "
In Heald s refreshingly light 12th Simon Bognor mystery (after 2011 s "Death in the Opening Chapter"), Bognor, the head of Special Investigations at the Board of Trade, is pleasantly surprised to get word from Downing Street that he s receiving a knighthood. Despite this honor, Bognor locks horns with the prime minister over the investigator s plan to journey to Spain to look into the death of Jimmy Trubshawe, a gang leader who perished from food poisoning after eating some mushrooms. Bognor hopes to use Trubshawe s death as a way to get leverage over British expat criminals living on the Spanish coast. Against the prime minister s wishes, Bognor and his enjoyably acerbic wife, Monica, travel to Madrid to start his inquiries. The author s dry humor ( Doing nothing came naturally to him ) is a plus, as is a plot line that s far from run-of-the-mill.
--Tim Heald "Publishers Weekly ""
About the Author:
Tim Heald (b. 1944) is a journalist and author of mysteries. Born in Dorchester, England, he studied modern history at Oxford before becoming a reporter and columnist for the"Sunday Times". He began writing novels in the early 1970s, starting with"Unbecoming Habits"(1973), which introduced Simon Bognor, a defiantly lazy investigator for the British Board of Trade. Heald followed Bognor through nine more novels, including"Murder at Moose Jaw"(1981) and"Business Unusual"(1989) before taking a two-decade break from the series, which returned in 2011 with"Death in the Opening Chapter".
Heald has further distinguished himself with official biographies of Prince Philip and Princess Margaret, as well as accounts of sporting heroes like cricket legends Denis Compton and Brian Johnston. He is also an experienced public speaker. Heald s forthcoming novel, "Yet Another Death in Venice"(2014), is the latest in the Bognor chronicles.
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