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Patricia Moyes

    Deze auteur wordt geprezen om haar meeslepende mysteries, die zich vaak richten op de raadselachtige C.I.D.-inspecteur Henry Tibbett. Haar werk kenmerkt zich door ingewikkelde plotlijnen en een scherpe verkenning van de menselijke psychologie. Naast haar populaire detective-reeks toonde ze haar literaire veelzijdigheid ook door te schrijven voor jongvolwassenen en korte verhalen te creëren. Haar onderscheidende verhalende stijl boeit en trekt lezers voortdurend aan.

    Patricia Moyes
    Night ferry to death; Black girl, white girl
    Who Is Simon Warwick?
    Season of Snows and Sins
    Who Saw Her Die?
    A Six Letter Word for Death
    Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon
    • When Susan Gardiner unexpectedly inherits an old country inn not far from London, she also inherits a long-lost distant cousin. A few years her senior and infinitely attractive, Cousin James is also very attentive. It isn't long before romance blooms.Youth and beauty, romance and country a frothy mix if ever there was one - but of course, this is Patricia Moyes and very soon, murder enters the picture. When Susan, who is a skilled restaurateur, reopens the inn as a posh gourmet eatery and, against all odds (and the dire predictions of the locals), makes a go of it, customers flock. Things are looking decidedly upbeat until one of the guests, on sampling the chef's plat du jour, suddenly keels over, the victim of mushroom poisoning.Enter Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett. And once again we are off on another wonderful - and in this case, wonderfully delicious - Moyes mystery. The nineteenth in a series that has won national acclaim and a large and loyal following, it finds Henry Tibbett in top form. And, in Susan Gardiner, it introduces a narrator as fresh and appealing as the menu she oversees. Long-term fans and new readers alike will not be This is Patricia Moyes writing at the very top of her form.

      Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon1993
      4,4
    • Ein Duft von Mord.

      • 158bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      Lady Crystal, einst ein berühmter Star, lädt zu ihrer jährlichen Geburtstagsparty ein. Diesmal fürchtet sie einen ungebetenen Gast. Chefsuperintendent Tibbett wird zu ihrem Schutz abgestellt, ahnt jedoch nicht, dass er in eine tödliche Intrige verwickelt wird.

      Ein Duft von Mord.1992
    • Who Saw Her Die?

      • 256bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      Classics. Detective and mystery stories. Latest range of classic crime novels from the 20th century, published with stylish retro cover artwork.

      Who Saw Her Die?1987
      3,8
    • Black Widower

      An Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery

      • 212bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Sir Edward Ironmonger, the ambassador to the United States from the newly independent island republic of Tampica, and his beautiful, temperamental wife, Mavis, are throwing a party for the Washington diplomatic corps. despite her promises to behave, Mavis manages to insult the Isreali ambassador and is quickly removed to her room, where her corpse is discovered a few hours later. Suicide is ruled out by an autopsy, and to avoid embarassing publicity Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett is brought in to conduct a discreet investigation.

      Black Widower1985
      3,5
    • Death on the Agenda

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Representing Britain at an international conference on drug smuggling, Inspector Henry Tibbett must investigate the fatal stabbing of an important conference official

      Death on the Agenda1984
      3,5
    • Season of Snows and Sins

      • 217bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      While visiting an Alpine ski resort during the Christmas holidays, Detective Chief Superintendent Tibbett and his wife become aware of a scandal threatening the French government

      Season of Snows and Sins1983
      3,7