Skeleton-in-waiting - Hardcover

Dickinson, Peter

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ISBN 10: 185089504X ISBN 13: 9781850895046

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books, 1991

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Written by the author of "Skin Deep" and "Pride of Heroes", both of which won the Crime Writers Gold Dagger, this is another crime novel featuring Princesse Louise, the character from "King and Joker".

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Review

“Spunky, clever Princess Louise is on the case in [Dickinson’s] nifty thriller about an imaginary British royal family.” —The New York Times

“A superb stylist, the author evokes empathy for the ruling family, especially HRH and her commoner spouse—righteous, regal, and human as any real-life exponent of the arduous royal life.” —Publishers Weekly

“Dickinson is one of the most versatile and inventive writers of mysteries.” —Los Angeles Times

“Great fun . . . fast paced and enthralling as a good detective thriller should be but also a study of extraordinary social and psychological perception.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Peter Dickinson is wonderful. . . . A book that should win the heart of the stoutest anti-monarchist.” —Financial Times

About the Author

Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch, and since then has earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have been published in several languages throughout the world. The recipient of many awards, Dickinson has been shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children's literature and was the first author to win it twice. The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults, Dickinson was also the first to win the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). A collection of Dickinson's poetry, The Weir, was published in 2007. His latest book, In the Palace of the Khans, was published in 2012 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Dickinson has served as chairman of the Society of Authors and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to literature.

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