The Sussex Murder

(Paperback)

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From Beachy Head to Brighton, and from Chichester to Rye, Flaming Sussex sees our intrepid trio plunge once again into the dark heart of England

Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now Daily Mail
At about four oclock on 5th November 1937, Miss Lizzie Walter, a teacher at the Kings Road Primary School in Lewes, said goodbye to her young pupils. The children clattered out into the dark streets, preparing for that nights revelries and Miss Lizzie Walter was never seen alive again.

Hitler, Mussolini and Pope Paul V are on fire. Fireworks explode and flaming tar barrels are being dragged through the streets. Bonfire Night in Lewes is the closest England comes to Mardis Gras. In their fifth adventure, Morley, Miriam and Sefton find themselves caught up in the celebrations and the chaos.

On the morning after the night before, Sefton goes for a swim in Pells Pool, the oldest freshwater lido in England in the very centre of Lewes where he discovers a womans body. She has drowned. Is it a misadventure or could it be murder

Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton on another journey into the dark heart of England.

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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.