Red Herrings A Simon Bognor Mystery

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Synopsis

An ancient country custom goes awry, killing a man and spoiling Bognor's holiday. At the annual Clout, the men of Herring do as they have done for centuries, firing arrows blindly into the woods and allowing their women to retrieve what they have shot. Nobody ever kills anything, but it's a jolly time nonetheless - until the day when a few of the arrows find their mark, pinning a wayward customs inspector to a tree in a bloody parody of Saint Sebastian. It's rotten luck for the dead man, and not much better for Simon Bognor. Bognor huffs when he hears of the killing, knowing that he is going to be sucked into investigating the death. A special inspector for the Board of Trade, Bognor is always getting invited to crime scenes, despite knowing almost nothing about crime. His bad lungs, sour attitude, and fleshy physique are out of place in the countryside, but Bognor is in for the duration. He will find the person who caused the accident - or the next arrow's target could be his heart. 'Dazzling and star-spangled [prose].' - Dorothy B. Hughes, author of In a Lonely Place'Crime with a P.G. Wodehouse flair.' - Chicago Tribune 'A constant pleasure.' - The Daily Telegraph

Book details

Series:
Simon Bognor Mysteries
Author:
Tim Heald
ISBN:
9781910570197
Publisher:
Dean Street Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-04-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Dean Street Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers