Catherine Aird
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When a London businessman retires early and buys a Tudor mansion, he's quite surprised-and perhaps even a little pleased (retirement being pretty boring)-to find a skeleton hidden in a secret room in the house. The skeleton appears to be more than 150 years old, so the local police leave it to the homeowner to solve the mystery. The police are much more interested in solving a local, modern murder. Somehow the two deaths are connected. First published...
22) Parting breath
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In this thrilling crime novel by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, a student's last words are all that Detective C. D. Sloan has to go on in his latest case There are rumblings throughout the campus of the University of Calleshire, talk of a sit-in, of revolt, of H? Chí Minh, of discontent. Malcolm Humbert has been expelled, and the students are livid. Meanwhile, the faculty is equally out of sorts-Hilda Linaker just wants to finish her treatise...
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A wealthy businessman has died under suspicious circumstances. A Christmas with the family provides more drama than could be expected. A girl accuses the hospital of killing her grandmother. In 16th Century Scotland, the death of a clansman is not what it first appears.
From the investigations of Inspector C. D. Sloan and his enthusiastic, all-too-constant, but not very helpful sidekick Constable Crosby of the Calleshire C.I.D. to the travails of...
24) Passing Strange
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In this gripping mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, the village spinster dies behind a fortune teller's booth, and Calleshire's greatest detective looks into the future-and sees justice The annual Horticultural Society Flower Show would have gone off without a hitch were it not for one very pesky murder. When nurse Joyce Cooper goes missing from the parish's fortune-telling booth at the flower fair, her friends at the local church...
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A set of intriguing British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner. Over the course of twenty-four crime novels set in the fictional County of Calleshire, England, and featuring the sleuthing team of shrewd Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and his less-than-shrewd sidekick, Detective Constable William Crosby, award-winning author Catherine Aird maintained the perfect balance between cozy village mystery and police...
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A set of perfectly puzzling British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner. Over the course of twenty-four crime novels set in the fictional County of Calleshire, England, and featuring the sleuthing team of shrewd Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and his less-than-shrewd sidekick, Detective Constable William Crosby, award-winning author Catherine Aird maintained the perfect balance between cozy village mystery...
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English
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A set of compelling British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner. Over the course of twenty-four crime novels set in the fictional County of Calleshire, England, and featuring the sleuthing team of shrewd Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and his less-than-shrewd sidekick, Detective Constable William Crosby, award-winning author Catherine Aird maintained the perfect balance between cozy village mystery and police...
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A trio of sharp-witted British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner.
In her debut novel in the long-running mystery series, The Religious Body, Catherine Aird introduced the sleuthing team of shrewd Det. Inspector C. D. Sloan and his less-than-shrewd sidekick, Det. Constable William Crosby, in the fictional County of Calleshire, England. Over the course of twenty-four crime novels, the award-winning author...
29) Dead heading
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2014.
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When Jack Haines reports a break-in at his greenhouse, the motive of the intruder is unclear. Other than the destruction of some expensive orchids, no damage had been done, and nothing seems to be missing. But Detective Chief Inspector C.D Sloan senses something sinister in this seemingly minor action.
30) Losing ground
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Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby are called in to investigate a mysterious fire at a majestic property caught in the middle of a developer's battle, and stumble upon a possible murder when a pile of bones is discovered in the charred house.
31) Injury time
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Inspector C.D. Sloan mystery volume 15
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1995.
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Sixteen crimes and their solution. Who poisoned Anna Macmillan with a deadly dose of antimony? Where are the priceless pearls that vanished during a country house weekend? How was the code to a high-tech alarm system broken?
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Inspector C.D. Sloan mystery volume 06
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[2020]
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Twelve friends sit down for supper at Strontfield Park, but only eleven survive the evening. After dinner, the host, William Fent, offers to drive one of his guests home, only to die behind the wheel in a violent accident. The autopsy shows that Fent ingested enough barbiturates to kill a horse. So begins a fresh tale of murder and deceit for Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan, whose list of suspects begins and ends with the surviving dinner guests....