Augusta Hawke by G. M. Malliet (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSevern House
ISBN-101448306027
ISBN-139781448306022
eBay Product ID (ePID)24057254202
Product Key Features
Book TitleAugusta Hawke
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth
Publication Year2022
GenreFiction
AuthorG. M. Malliet
Book SeriesAn Augusta Hawke Mystery Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'Augusta is an engaging narrator, letting the reader in on the realities of being a bestselling author and the vagaries of the publishing world' - Booklist 'Highly professional work right up to the unmasking of the surprisingly well-hidden killer' - Kirkus Reviews on Death in Cornwall, You'll marvel at the author's low-key humor and crystal-clear depictions of small-town life . . . this is a true homage to Agatha Christie, Top notch . . . readers will find a tasty tale that doesn't disappoint. Perfect for fans of the wickedly funny cozy writers M.C. Beaton and Catriona McPherson
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisSuccessful crime author Augusta Hawke lives a quiet existence in her village outside Washington DC, until the police appear next door. Where are her neighbors, the Normans? They've been missing over a week. Sensing a bestselling story is unfolding next door, Augusta puts the investigatory skills she's developed during her writing to the test., Sometimes it's safer not to know your neighbors' secrets.Where are Niko and Zora Norman? Crime writer Augusta Hawke puts her sleuthing skills to the test to solve the mystery of her disappearing neighbors in the first entry in a new series.While Augusta Hawke is a successful author of eighteen crime novels, since her husband's death she's been living vicariously through her Jules Maigret-like detective Claude and his assistant Caroline. Then a handsome police detective appears investigating a real-life mystery.Where are her neighbors, the Normans? No one has a clue what's happened - except Augusta. Although she isn't nosy, spending all day staring out the windows for inspiration means she does notice things. Like the Normans arguing. And that they've been missing a week.Once the Normans' car is found abandoned, Augusta senses material for a bestseller and calls on the investigatory skills she's developed as a crime writer. But she soon uncovers long-hidden secrets and finds herself facing real-life dangers her characters never faced . . . ones she can't write her way out of., Sometimes it's safer not to know your neighbors' secrets. Where are Niko and Zora Norman? Crime writer Augusta Hawke puts her sleuthing skills to the test to solve the mystery of her disappearing neighbors in the first entry in a new series. While Augusta Hawke is a successful author of eighteen crime novels, since her husband's death she's been living vicariously through her Jules Maigret-like detective Claude and his assistant Caroline. Then a handsome police detective appears investigating a real-life mystery. Where are her neighbors, the Normans? No one has a clue what's happened - except Augusta. Although she isn't nosy, spending all day staring out the windows for inspiration means she does notice things. Like the Normans arguing. And that they've been missing a week. Once the Normans' car is found abandoned, Augusta senses material for a bestseller and calls on the investigatory skills she's developed as a crime writer. But she soon uncovers long-hidden secrets and finds herself facing real-life dangers her characters never faced . . . ones she can't write her way out of.
LC Classification NumberPS3613.A4535
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