No comparison to Inspector Morse’s Oxford that’s always so present it’s almost its own character and that made me want to go to see it for myself.

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If you want gore and nail biting crime this is not the book for you, but sometimes it is good to read a book that is calming and enjoyable. The liveliest character is his wife who has enough personality to discourage their son from pursuing the police as a career.

Beauty queen Athenna Crosby claims she was spotted having lunch with 'close friend' Matthew Perry a day. After the discovery of the body the story moves in a painstaking police procedural manner but with the nostalgic setting and involving step by step detection I was totally involved .

The Lake District Murder (British Library Crime Classics)

Superintendent Meredith spots some clues which make him think it is murder and sets out to prove it.Her inquiries take her to the Museum of Myth and Legend and to the remote and eerie Arsenic Labyrinth – a series of stone tunnels used to remove arsenic from tin ore. Whether you’re relaxing outside in the holiday sun, or snuggled up warm on a dark winter’s night, there’s nothing quite like the company of a really good fiction book. I’d not come across The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill before – sounds like quite a plot, so I’ll definitely be adding that one to the list!

The Lake District Murder: John C Adams Reviews

They wondered what would happen between Simmy and the policeman that serves as her love interest in the book in future entries in the book. I was also somewhat disappointed that little was made of the scenery in this area, especially as some mention of the location was made in the introduction to the book, regarding the setting being one of the attractions.Audio book versions of The Lake District Murder, The South Downs Murder (originally The Sussex Downs Murder, 1936), and The Cornish Coast Murder were produced by Soundings Audio Books and narrated by Gordon Griffin.

The Lake District Murder by John Bude – Review

He began with 'The Cornish Coast Murder' in 1935 and his final two crime novels, 'A Twist of the Rope' and 'The Night the Fog Came Down' were published posthumously in 1958.

On March 13 1996, former Scout leader Thomas Hamilton entered the gymnasium at Dunblane Primary School and opened fire on a class of five and six-year-olds, killing 16 children and their teacher.