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BEGIN MURDERER is a British detective-thriller set in 1950s Sussex. Lindsey Grey, the narrator, is a private, ex-policeman detective investigating the death of a wealthy painter, critic and art collector, and the strange disappearance of much of his collection. Grey soon finds himself embroiled in a series of murders, with two beautiful women and an unscrupulous villain to contend with.
Desmond Cory made a name for himself as a first-class writer of thrillers with his first novel - and has enhanced an already enviable reputation with his second. "Begin, Murderer!" is ingenious and original, and is written with an easy smoothness and a freshness of style. This is a story packed with action and well flavoured with romance and humour. Its characters are well drawn, and its plot skillfully developed with an unexpected dramatic climax.
Genre: Mystery
Desmond Cory made a name for himself as a first-class writer of thrillers with his first novel - and has enhanced an already enviable reputation with his second. "Begin, Murderer!" is ingenious and original, and is written with an easy smoothness and a freshness of style. This is a story packed with action and well flavoured with romance and humour. Its characters are well drawn, and its plot skillfully developed with an unexpected dramatic climax.
Genre: Mystery
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