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This Private Plot: An Oliver Swithin Mystery(Oliver Swithin Mysteries)

This Private Plot: An Oliver Swithin Mystery(Oliver Swithin Mysteries)


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If a blackmail letter drives a man to suicide, is the sender guilty of murder? a Yes, a says Oliver Swithin, author of bestselling Finsbury the Ferret children's stories and amateur sleuth, who is on holiday in an ancient village._x000D_ A midnight streak with his naked girlfrienda "Scotland Yard's Effie Strongithama "abruptly ends in the discovery of a corpse. Retired radiobroadcaster Dennis Breedlove has hanged himself from the old gibbet. Evidence suggests blackmail may have driven this celebrity to suicide. Irresistibly intrigued, Oliver believes discovering the dead man's secret will lead to the identity of the blackmailer. But in Britain today, when shame is a ticket to fame, why suicide? _x000D_ What if it wasn't?_x000D_ When the mystery abruptly turns inside out, black-clad strangers attack Oliver in the night. The Vicar behaves strangely. So do the village's five unmarried Bennet sisters, a mysterious monk, the persistent, self-effacing Underwood Tooth, and Oliver's Uncle Tim, Effie's superior at the Yard and a part-time Shakespearean actor. Plus Oliver's aunt and his mother. Who else might play a role in This Private Plot? Two William Shakespeares?_x000D_ It's time to put the laugh back into slaughter with the long-awaited third chapter in the career of Oliver Swithin. Yet under the clever wordplay and bawdy jokes lies an inventive and, yes, scholarly plot._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_"

About the Author :
Alan Beechey was born in England and grew up in London. He moved to Manhattan in his twenties and now lives with his three sons in Rye, New York, a city named after the English seaside town where his grandmother was born. This Private Plot is the third title featuring children's book author and amateur sleuth Oliver Swithin and his girlfriend, Scotland Yard detective Effie Strongitharm. They first met in An Embarrassment of Corpses, which The Bookshop Blog included in its list of the ""Best 100 Mysteries of All Time,"" and reappeared in Murdering Ministers. Alan is also the co-author of a non-fiction book on American culture and values.

Review :
"" this first novel succeeds in large part because of its humor, light tone, imaginative characters, and fascinating murder scenes. A pleasant distraction."" --Library Journal of An Embarrasment of Corpses, ""In the end, it's difficult to say what's most appealing about this book: Oliver's beguiling personality, the inventive plot, or the clever wordplay, raucous jokes, and hilarious innuendos. No matter. Beechey has concocted a sparkling little gem of a mystery that's a treat to read."" --Booklist of Murdering Ministers " this first novel succeeds in large part because of its humor, light tone, imaginative characters, and fascinating murder scenes. A pleasant distraction." --Library Journal of An Embarrasment of Corpses, "In the end, it's difficult to say what's most appealing about this book: Oliver's beguiling personality, the inventive plot, or the clever wordplay, raucous jokes, and hilarious innuendos. No matter. Beechey has concocted a sparkling little gem of a mystery that's a treat to read." --Booklist of Murdering Ministers


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781464202438
  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: An Oliver Swithin Mystery
  • ISBN-10: 1464202435
  • Publisher Date: 06 May 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Series Title: Oliver Swithin Mysteries


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