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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803230311

ISBN-139780803230316

eBay Product ID (ePID)99618410

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Book TitleMurder in the Cotswolds

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicCrime, Mystery & Detective / General

GenreFiction

AuthorA. B. Guthrie Jr.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-045691

Reviews"Limpid prose, tidy plot, and comfy atmosphere with American characters added make this a joy to read."- Library Journal, "Limpid prose, tidy plot, and comfy atmosphere with American characters added make this a joy to read."Library Journal, "A tightly plotted, beautifully worked-out example of the detective story."- New York Times Book Review, "Guthrie is a literary artist. . . . The characters are as real as your neighbors."- Kansas City Star, "A tightly plotted, beautifully worked-out example of the detective story."-New York Times Book Review, "Limpid prose, tidy plot, and comfy atmosphere with American characters added make this a joy to read."-- Library Journal "Guthrie is a literary artist. . . . The characters are as real as your neighbors."-- Kansas City Star "A tightly plotted, beautifully worked-out example of the detective story."-- New York Times Book Review "Guthrie provides humor, suspense, logic, and entertainment in nice amounts."-- Publishers Weekly, "Limpid prose, tidy plot, and comfy atmosphere with American characters added make this a joy to read." Library Journal "Guthrie is a literary artist. . . . The characters are as real as your neighbors." Kansas City Star "A tightly plotted, beautifully worked-out example of the detective story." New York Times Book Review "Guthrie provides humor, suspense, logic, and entertainment in nice amounts." Publishers Weekly

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal813/.52

SynopsisIn the latest in his series of light-hearted stories, A. B. Guthrie transplants Midbury, Montana, sleuth Chick Charleston to a brand-new setting, a quiet English village in the Cotswolds. Chick and his wife, Geeta, are vacationing at the Ram's Head Inn, a quaint hotel in beautiful Upper Beechwood, where Geeta plans to trace her ancestors, but when an unpopular guest checks out early with a knife in his back, Chick gets involved in the search for the killer. Accustomed to the authority of a badge, Chick unfortunately can only assist with the investigation being run by Detective Chief Inspector Fred Perkins and his vindictive supervisor, Superintendent Hawley, whose style of police work doesn't always agree with Chick's. But Chick's Montana experience and good common sense serve him well as he unravels more than one English mystery. Full of the quirky characters and dry wit for which Guthrie is famous, Murder in the Cotswolds is a welcome addition to the series that the Cleveland Plain Dealer has called "just about perfect of its kind." A. B. Guthrie Jr. (1901-91) was a historian and novelist whose 1949 book The Way West won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Murder in the Cotswolds is the fifth and final book in his Chick Charleston series, which includes Wild Pitch , The Genuine Article , No Second Wind , and Playing Catch-Up , all available in Bison Books editions., In the latest in his series of light-hearted stories, A.B. Guthrie transplants Midbury, Montana, sleuth Chick Charleston to a brand-new setting, a quiet English village in the Cotswolds. Chick and his wife, Geeta, are vacationing at the Ram's Head Inn, a quaint hotel in beautiful Upper Beechwood, but when an unpopular guest checks out early with a knife in his back, Chick gets involved in the search for the killer., In the latest in his series of light-hearted stories, A. B. Guthrie transplants Midbury, Montana, sleuth Chick Charleston to a brand-new setting, a quiet English village in the Cotswolds. Chick and his wife, Geeta, are vacationing at the Ram's Head Inn, a quaint hotel in beautiful Upper Beechwood, where Geeta plans to trace her ancestors, but when an unpopular guest checks out early with a knife in his back, Chick gets involved in the search for the killer. Accustomed to the authority of a badge, Chick unfortunately can only assist with the investigation being run by Detective Chief Inspector Fred Perkins and his vindictive supervisor, Superintendent Hawley, whose style of police work doesn't always agree with Chick's. But Chick's Montana experience and good common sense serve him well as he unravels more than one English mystery. Full of the quirky characters and dry wit for which Guthrie is famous, Murder in the Cotswolds is a welcome addition to the series that the Cleveland Plain Dealer has called "just about perfect of its kind.", Justin and Libby Denbe have it all: a beautiful daughter; a gorgeous house; a great marriage, admired by all. Arriving at the crime scene of their home, investigator Tessa Leoni finds no witnesses, no ransom demands or motive - just a perfect little family, gone. But Tessa knows that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now, she must race against the clock to uncover the truth. Who would want to kidnap such a family? And how far would they be willing to go?

LC Classification NumberPS3513.U855M8 2011