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The Distant Dead: A gripping, charming mystery featuring 'one of the most original characters in British crime fiction'(The Detective's Daughter)

The Distant Dead: A gripping, charming mystery featuring 'one of the most original characters in British crime fiction'(The Detective's Daughter)


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A woman lies dead in a bombed-out house. A tragic casualty of the Blitz? Or something more sinister? Sixty years later, the detective's daughter unearths the truth... From the number 1 bestselling author of The Detective's Daughter.

LONDON, 1940

Several neighbours heard the scream of the woman in the bombed-out house. One told the detective she thought the lady had seen a mouse. Another said it wasn't his business what went on behind closed doors. None of them imagined that a trusting young woman was being strangled by her lover.

TEWKESBURY, 2020

Beneath the vast stone arches of Tewkesbury Abbey, a man lies bleeding, close to death. He is the creator of a true-crime podcast which now will never air. He was investigating the murder of a 1940s police pathologist – had he come closer to the truth than he realised?

Stella Darnell has moved to Tewkesbury to escape from death, not to court it. But when this man dies in her arms, Stella, impelled to root out evil when she finds it, becomes determined to hunt down his killer and to bring the secrets he was searching for into the light...

Praise for The Detective's Daughter series:

'Lesley Thomson gets better and better' Ian Rankin

'Cunningly plotted' Mick Herron

'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction... Thomson's plots are original and she draws her characters with genuine affection' Sunday Times

'In the best traditions of the classic whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grown-ups' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

'Gloriously well-written... Thomson creates a rich and sinister world that is utterly unique' William Shaw



About the Author :
Lesley Thomson is the author of the Detective's Daughter series of West London-set mysteries featuring private investigators Stella, a cleaner, and Jack, a tube driver. The first novel, The Detective's Daughter, became an ebook phenomenon in 2013, staying at number 1 in the digital charts for 3 months. Since then, the series has gone on to sell 800,000 copies worldwide. Lesley is an active member of the UK crimewriting community, and appeared at several crime festivals in 2019, including CrimeFest, Harrogate, Morecambe & Vice and Capital Crime. She lives in Lewes with her partner and her dog. visit her website at lesleythomson.co.uk Lesley Thomson is the author of the Detective's Daughter series of West London-set mysteries featuring private investigators Stella, a cleaner, and Jack, a tube driver. The first novel, The Detective's Daughter, became an ebook phenomenon in 2013, staying at number 1 in the digital charts for 3 months. Since then, the series has gone on to sell 800,000 copies worldwide. Lesley is an active member of the UK crimewriting community, and appeared at several crime festivals in 2019, including CrimeFest, Harrogate, Morecambe & Vice and Capital Crime. She lives in Lewes with her partner and her dog. visit her website at lesleythomson.co.uk

Review :
This is her best novel to date; it is not only a complex mystery, full of strange characters – many of whom meet at a talking-shop called the Death Café – but also a sensitive exploration of grief The Distant Dead is a little different from others in this absorbing series, but in many respects it's just the same – as well as those characters, and plenty of sinister atmosphere, it's a cracking good read, with plenty of twists and turns.The Detective's Daughter gets better and better – and I'm sure she'll be back!

PRAISE FOR LESLEY THOMSON:

'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction... Thomson's plots are original and she draws her characters with genuine affection' Sunday Times.

'In the best traditions of the classic whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grown-ups' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express.

'Lesley Thomson gets better and better' Ian Rankin.

'A clever mystery plot... Its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable' Literary Review.

'Gloriously well-written... Thomson creates a rich and sinister world that is utterly unique'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781788549776
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Head of Zeus
  • Height: 196 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 320 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1788549775
  • Publisher Date: 14 Oct 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: The Detective's Daughter
  • Sub Title: A gripping, charming mystery featuring 'one of the most original characters in British crime fiction'
  • Width: 128 mm


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