A Restless Evil (Mitchell & Markby 14): An English village murder mystery of intrigue and suspicion
By (Author) Ann Granger
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
12th December 2002
4th November 2002
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
352
Width 117mm, Height 177mm, Spine 23mm
199g
It sends a shiver down Detective Superintendent Alan Markby's spine when he hears that a rambler has stumbled on human bones in Stovey Woods in the heart of the Cotswolds. Twenty-two years ago, as a fresh-faced young inspector, he had a rare failure in the hunt for a brutal serial rapist preying on local women. After the third rape, the attacker went to ground, never to be heard of again. Now, with a new investigation prompted by the grisly remains, the trail could be warm once more. But almost at once Markby is confronted with another body and and a thoroughly up-to-date murder. Could the two be connected It seems that some of the village residents would be just as happy to let sleeping dogs lie and secrets - both old and new - stay hidden...
Praise for Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series: 'A good feel for understated humour, a nice ear for dialogue' * The Times *
'A delightful pair of sleuths' * Margaret Yorke *
'To be savoured by connoisseurs of characterisation' * Publishers Weekly *
'Her characterisation is excellent' * Cotswold Life *
'Good plotting and believable motivation' * Crime Time *
Ann Granger has worked in British embassies in various parts of the world. She now lives near Oxford.