The killings on Jubilee Terrace [LP]
When an anonymous letter arrives suggesting that the death of an unpopular soap opera actor was murder, Detective Inspector Charlie Peace faces the challenge of probing the make-believe world of the skilled thespians to find the possible killer. With a cast of suspects that are trained to emote on c...
| Main Author: | Barnard, Robert. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Waterville, Me. :
Wheeler Pub.,
2009.
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| Summary: |
When an anonymous letter arrives suggesting that the death of an unpopular soap opera actor was murder, Detective Inspector Charlie Peace faces the challenge of probing the make-believe world of the skilled thespians to find the possible killer. With a cast of suspects that are trained to emote on cue, Charlie will need all of his policeman's instincts if he's to avert further tragedy. |
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| Physical Description: |
327 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781410417596 141041759X |
| Author Notes: |
Robert Barnard was born in Essex, England on November 23, 1936. He read English at Balliol College, Oxford. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was a professor. His first novel, Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including A Cry from the Dark, The Bones in the Attic, Posthumous Papers, Death in a Cold Climate, Sheer Torture, Political Suicide, The Missing Brontë, The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori, and A Charitable Body. He also wrote an illustrated biography of Emily Brontë and A Brontë Encyclopedia, compiled with Louise Barnard. He received numerous awards including the Nero Wolfe, Anthony, Agatha, Edgar and Macavity Awards. In 2003, he won the CWA Diamond Dagger Award for a lifetime of achievement. He died on September 19, 2013 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) |