A shot in the dark / Lynne Truss.
"It's 1957, and the famed theater critic A. S. Crystal has come to the British seaside resort of Brighton with something other than the local production of A Shilling in the Meter on his mind. Sitting in the Brighton Royal Theater with Constable Twitten, Crystal intends to tell the detective the secret he knows about the still-unsolved Aldersgate Stick-Up case of 1945. And yet, just before Crystal names the criminal mastermind involved, he's shot dead in his seat.With a new murder case on his hands and a lazy captain at the helm of the police department, the keen and clever Constable Twitten and his colleague Sargent Jim Brunswick set out to solve the decade-old mystery of the Aldersgate Stick-Up. As the partners venture deep into the criminal underworld that lies beneath Brighton's holiday-happy veneer, they begin to discover a criminal conspiracy that dates back decades. But will Brunswick and Twitten be able to foil the mastermind, or will Crystal's death become just another unsolved crime in this seemingly peaceful seaside city?"--Provided by the publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635570557
- Physical Description: 290 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Brighton (England) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC TRU (Text) | 35246000965440 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Castlegar Public Library | MYS TRU (Text) | 35146002114296 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kaslo and District Public Library | AF TRU (Text) | 35134000424065 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Mackenzie Public Library | TRU (Text) | 35192000408835 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Nelson Public Library | MYS TRU (Text) | 3514830029820 | Mystery & Crime | Volume hold | Available | - |
Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF TRUSS (Text) | TRL24810 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
100 Mile House Branch | TRU (Text) | 33923006052694 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
Gibsons Public Library | FIC TRUS (Text) | 30886001063318 | Adult Mystery Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
Quesnel Branch | TRU (Text) | 33923006052702 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
Williams Lake Branch | TRU (Text) | 33923006052710 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"It's 1957, and the famed theater critic A. S. Crystal has come to the British seaside resort of Brighton with something other than the local production of A Shilling in the Meter on his mind. Sitting in the Brighton Royal Theater with Constable Twitten, Crystal intends to tell the detective the secret he knows about the still-unsolved Aldersgate Stick-Up case of 1945. And yet, just before Crystal names the criminal mastermind involved, he's shot dead in his seat.With a new murder case on his hands and a lazy captain at the helm of the police department, the keen and clever Constable Twitten and his colleague Sargent Jim Brunswick set out to solve the decade-old mystery of the Aldersgate Stick-Up. As the partners venture deep into the criminal underworld that lies beneath Brighton's holiday-happy veneer, they begin to discover a criminal conspiracy that dates back decades. But will Brunswick and Twitten be able to foil the mastermind, or will Crystal's death become just another unsolved crime in this seemingly peaceful seaside city?"--Provided by the publisher.