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Det. Insp. Thomas Lynley and Det. Sgt. Barbara Havers are called to Kent when country milkman Martin Snell discovers a body at Celandine Cottage. The evidence—a burnt chair, soot patterns, cigarette butts, and footprints—points to a murder that shakes up a local community connected to cricket, family secrets, and social expectations. Traversing the South East, they juggle pressure from the local investigator, personal accounts of betrayal, and the lure of a ‘perfect crime’. Their investigation forces them to question loyalty, duty and the integrity of New Scotland Yard.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Elizabeth George
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