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Murder in the Cotswolds
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
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Description for Murder in the Cotswolds
Paperback. The last in the series of murder mysteries featuring Chick Charleston, this time set in an English village in the Cotswolds. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803230316
SKU
V9780803230316
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About A. B. Guthrie Jr.
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.
Reviews for Murder in the Cotswolds
“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 ... Read more