9780440148821 - A Little Local Murder by Barnard, Robert (16 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reissue. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

mass_market. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Dell paperback edition, first printing of this stand-alone mystery. Part of the "Scene of the Crime" mystery series by Dell. Light edgewear. Tiny tear to the base of the spine. Light creases to the cover. Age toning to cover and pages. Light staining to the front and rear cover. CM Roe (previous owner's name) written on the first summary page. Caroline Roe aka Medora Sale was a Canadian mystery author. This book was from her personal collection. In Good Condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. first edition. [New York]: A Dell Book 1984. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 0440148820 . First printing thus. A Scene of the Crime Mystery #70. 190 pages. Very good with light reading crease to each cover near the spine edge, slight spine cocking, text paper tanning. See photos sr 3/7.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor reading wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke; Gebrochener Buchrücken; Farbtonänderung. It was the worse possible time for murder. Radio Broadwich had come to do a documentary on Twytching's local charm. Mrs Withens, self-appointed arbiter of community affairs, was determined to see the town put its best foot forward. But it was a Herculean task, what with Rev Tamville-Bence holding seances; the elegant Alison Mailer using all her wiles to get interviewed on the air; and with schoolteacher Jack Edgar making eyes at the flamboyant Harold Thring, Radio Broadwich's producer. But when violent death tarnishes little Twytching's snug image, it is up to Police Inspector George Parrish to let the skeletons out of the cottage closets.and to use what old Amos Chipweather saw to catch a killer.

Mass market paperback. Condition: Good. 190, [2] pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 - 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsĝ in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. The news that Radio Broadwich is to make a documentary on Twytching for broadcast in America spreads through the small village like wildfire. Mrs Deborah Withens, Twytching's resident doyenne and arbiter of good taste, takes it upon herself to control the presentation of her 'county town' and assumes responsibility for picking those that will take part, provoking fierce rivalry amongst the villagers. One resident who is reticent to participate in the fuss is Inspector George Parrish . . . until the murder of the first villager chosen, and a rash of poison pen letters uncovering secrets Twytching's leading citizens had fervently hoped were buried, force him to get involved.In this early classic, Robert Barnard skillfully demonstrates that no one is more cunning in preparing the reader to expect the totally unexpected and his incisive character portrayals in this early gem impart a dimension rarely found in English detective fiction. One previous Dell edition [stated]. First Dell printing thus [stated].

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. 190 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Dell Books, New York, 1984. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Plans to feature the small village of Twitching in an international radio broadcast results in jealousies and spites, a dead body, poison-pen letters, a series of other crimes, and more work for Inspector George Parrish *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0440148820. ISBN/EAN: 9780440148821. Inventory No: 21020096. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!