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An Air That Kills: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 1
Andrew Taylor
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Description for An Air That Kills: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 1
Paperback. From the prize-winning author of Richard and Judy Book Club novel, The American Boy, this is the first in the acclaimed Lydmouth crime series, set on the Welsh/English border in the confusing years after the Second World War. Series: The Lydmouth Crime Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the first instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series Workmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are demolishing an old cottage. A sledgehammer smashes into what looks like a solid wall. Instead, layers of wallpaper conceal the door of a locked cupboard which holds a box - and in the box is the skeleton of a young baby. Items within the box suggest ... Read more
'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the first instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series Workmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are demolishing an old cottage. A sledgehammer smashes into what looks like a solid wall. Instead, layers of wallpaper conceal the door of a locked cupboard which holds a box - and in the box is the skeleton of a young baby. Items within the box suggest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
The Lydmouth Crime Series
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340617137
SKU
V9780340617137
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About Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a British crime and historical novelist, winner of the Cartier Diamond Dagger (for lifelong excellence in the genre) and the triple winner of the Historical Dagger. His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, the international bestseller The American Boy (a Richard and Judy selection); the Roth Trilogy (filmed for ... Read more
Reviews for An Air That Kills: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 1
Engrossing launch of a series . . . Taylor subtly weaves the threads of this thoughtful, melancholy tale until they become an interlaced whole before the reader's eyes
Publishers Weekly
There is no denying Taylor's talent, his almost Victorian prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries... his eye for detail and an enviable ability to dissect relationships ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
There is no denying Taylor's talent, his almost Victorian prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries... his eye for detail and an enviable ability to dissect relationships ... Read more