Death is a Member, Vol. 1 - Softcover

Evans, Desmond John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844019896 ISBN 13: 9781844019892

Publisher: Athena Press, 2007

Synopsis

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Langton is at a turning point in his life. Despite a stellar career, his personal life has not worked out the way he thought it would. He has handed in his resignation and is seriously considering moving to Australia to start afresh with a new life and a new job. He just has one more case to settle before he can leave: the discovery of a body near the seventh fairway at East Ridge Golf Club. It quickly becomes apparent to Langton that this was no accidental death, and there is an added complication: his ex-wife is now working as a secretary at the club and he is convinced that she is another possible target. What could the victim, a well-liked and respected member of the club, have discovered that led to his murder? Langton and his colleague, Sergeant Harry Mills, soon find themselves embroiled in the secrets and lies of the golf club's members in an effort to find out. And as the mystery deepens, the threads of Langton's professional and private life become inexorably woven together. Des Evans was born in Birmingham in 1925. He was educated in state schools and left at the age of fourteen. In 1942 he enlisted in the RAF as a flight mechanic, working on Lancaster bombers, and spent the last eighteen months of his service in Malta. He was demobbed in 1947 and married the girl next door in 1950. He has a son, a daughter and seven grandchildren. He retired in 1985, having worked mostly in insurance, and became the webmaster for his old squadron website, retiring in 2006. He now lives in Much Wenlock, Shropshire with his wife, Jean.

About this title

From the Author

`Death is a Member` is my first attempt at writing. I guess at the age of 81,I left it a bit late to start writing crime novels. The problem has been, I let other interests take over, so its taken a little longer than most other authors to surface. I have set myself a target of three novels with the same detective Jim Langton and his side kick Sgt.Harry Mills. The second book is now completed and will be off to the publishers very shortly, the third book is now under way. All the books have the subtitle `Langton investigates` Jim Langton is a mature stable character, If you are looking for a hard drinking maverick Detective Chief Inspector, who isn't to bothered where he wakes up in the mornings, and then belts round in fast cars, then this book is not for you. Langton sets about his investigations logically, he has a heart, is fair, but doesn't suffer fools gladly. Speaks his mind without fear or favour. When I first wrote this book I called it ` A Course for investigation` as it deals with murder at a Golf Club. My wife Jean read the manuscript and suggested `Death is a Member ` as a more suitable title,I put it to the publishers, they agreed and I believe they are right. The story starts, as the title suggests, with the discovery of a body just off the 7th. fairway, as it unfolds you will discover it has many twists and turns that could lead you astray, however the clues are there. I believe the characters are portrayed realistically and could easily be accepted in normal society, at least until you get to know them better. There are always the exceptions aren't there.? It is a book I believe you can leave lying around without any undue worry.I hope you like it.

About the Author

Des Evans was born in Birmingham in 1925. He was educated in state schools and left at the age of fourteen. In 1942 he enlisted in the RAF as a flight mechanic, working on Lancaster bombers, and spent the last eighteen months of his service in Malta. He w

Edition details

• Publisher: Athena Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844019896
• ISBN 13: 9781844019892
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396