Westmorland Alone
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Westmorland Alone
By (Author) Ian Sansom
HarperCollins Publishers
Fourth Estate Ltd
23rd January 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
290g
Description
Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now Daily Mail
Welcome to Westmorland. Perhaps the most scenic county in England! Home of the poets! Land of the great artists! District of the Great lakes! And the scene of a mysterious crime
Swanton Morley, the Peoples Professor, once again sets off in his Lagonda to continue his history of England, The County Guides.
Stranded in the market town of Appleby after a tragic rail crash, Morley, his daughter Miriam and his assistant Stephen Sefton find themselves drawn into a world of country fairs, gypsy lore and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. When a womans body is discovered at an archaeological dig, for Morley theres only one possible question: could it be murder
Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton as they journey along the Great North road and the Settle-Carlisle Line into the dark heart of 1930s England.
Reviews
Praise for Death in Devon:
Much recommended for a frolicsome read Country Life Magazine
The magnificent Morley is very good company, and Sansom has a lovely way with a mind-bending puzzle superbly entertaining The Times
The team first appeared in The Norfolk Mystery and it is largely a pleasure to encounter them again Cheerily old-fashioned Times Literary Supplement
Praise for The Norfolk Mystery:
A delightful, idiosyncratic mystery Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now Daily Mail
A brilliant first outing that leaves you looking forward to the next maniacal mystery tour Evening Standard
Author Bio
Ian Sansom is the author of Paper: An Elegy and the Mobile Library Mystery series of novels. He is also a frequent contributor to the Guardian and the London Review of Books, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. The Sussex Murders is the fifth in his County Guide series, following The Norfolk Mystery, Death in Devon, Westmorland Alone and Essex Poison.
