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Murder among Thieves
(1969)(The third book in the C.I.D. Room series)
A novel by Peter Alding (Roderic Jeffries)
The ultimate robbery...
An armed robbery against one of the most impenetrable trucks ever invented.
Two murdered guards, a further two hospitalised and unable to identify the perpetrators.
It soon becomes apparent that this was a well-planned heist, with over one hundred thousand pounds taken.
But Detective Inspector Fusil has very little information to go on and following coincidental clues, gut instinct seems the way to go.
The net is closing in on the criminals, until one by one, they also show up murdered.
Is one of the armed gang turning on their team?
Just who is behind these mysterious murders?
The suspects all have alibis and none of the stolen money.
The case begins to fall apart and Fusil can't stop himself questioning his instincts.
But what if he has looked at the case from the wrong angle?
Can he convince his superiors to follow through on one more line of questioning?
Fusil's theory may seem far-fetched, but if it's right, he may be able to capture one of the most dangerous villains around.
The one that no one would ever suspect...
Murder Among Thieves is a brilliantly written crime novel, full of suspense with a truly shocking ending that you will not forget.
'Jeffries' fresh twists and excellent characterizations make any novel by him an exciting reading experience.' - San Francisco Chronicle
'A first-rate whodunit turning on the resourcefulness of a country gentleman who exploits the process of the law to delay its action. Author on the top of his legal and social form.' - Francis Goff, Sunday Telegraph
'Tension builds up and there are two exciting court scenes. Roderic Jeffries established a very high reputation for himself in the field of the legal thriller with Exhibit No. Thirteen and Dead Against the Lawyers. Once again he has used a little known quirk of the law, and woven round it an enthralling story of immense intricacy.' - Maurice Richardson, Observer
'The resulting legal intricacies make fascinating reading.' - Hester Makeig, Spectator
'First-class, smoothly told, fine court scenes and sketches of lawyers entirely absorbing.' - John Clarke, Evening Standard
'The most ingenious of Mr. Jeffries's exercises in legal trickery.' - Julian Symons, Sunday Times
'Good court scenes; very competent.' - Peter Dickinson, Punch
'...is for the mystery story connoisseur and particularly the man who can appreciate this ingenious exercise in legal trickery.' - Police World
Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and went to sea in 1943. Six years later he left that trade to become a lawyer. He again changed profession to become a writer. Since 1951, he has written over one hundred and sixty novels under his own name and several other pseudonyms. He began his career by writing books featuring his father's character, Blackshirt , a popular detective whose adventures have appeared in print for many decades. In time Jeffries branched out and began to write a variety of mystery novels under his own name and several pen names, including Peter Alding and Jeffrey Ashford.
Genre: Mystery
An armed robbery against one of the most impenetrable trucks ever invented.
Two murdered guards, a further two hospitalised and unable to identify the perpetrators.
It soon becomes apparent that this was a well-planned heist, with over one hundred thousand pounds taken.
But Detective Inspector Fusil has very little information to go on and following coincidental clues, gut instinct seems the way to go.
The net is closing in on the criminals, until one by one, they also show up murdered.
Is one of the armed gang turning on their team?
Just who is behind these mysterious murders?
The suspects all have alibis and none of the stolen money.
The case begins to fall apart and Fusil can't stop himself questioning his instincts.
But what if he has looked at the case from the wrong angle?
Can he convince his superiors to follow through on one more line of questioning?
Fusil's theory may seem far-fetched, but if it's right, he may be able to capture one of the most dangerous villains around.
The one that no one would ever suspect...
Murder Among Thieves is a brilliantly written crime novel, full of suspense with a truly shocking ending that you will not forget.
Praise for Roderic Jeffries
'Jeffries' fresh twists and excellent characterizations make any novel by him an exciting reading experience.' - San Francisco Chronicle
'A first-rate whodunit turning on the resourcefulness of a country gentleman who exploits the process of the law to delay its action. Author on the top of his legal and social form.' - Francis Goff, Sunday Telegraph
'Tension builds up and there are two exciting court scenes. Roderic Jeffries established a very high reputation for himself in the field of the legal thriller with Exhibit No. Thirteen and Dead Against the Lawyers. Once again he has used a little known quirk of the law, and woven round it an enthralling story of immense intricacy.' - Maurice Richardson, Observer
'The resulting legal intricacies make fascinating reading.' - Hester Makeig, Spectator
'First-class, smoothly told, fine court scenes and sketches of lawyers entirely absorbing.' - John Clarke, Evening Standard
'The most ingenious of Mr. Jeffries's exercises in legal trickery.' - Julian Symons, Sunday Times
'Good court scenes; very competent.' - Peter Dickinson, Punch
'...is for the mystery story connoisseur and particularly the man who can appreciate this ingenious exercise in legal trickery.' - Police World
Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and went to sea in 1943. Six years later he left that trade to become a lawyer. He again changed profession to become a writer. Since 1951, he has written over one hundred and sixty novels under his own name and several other pseudonyms. He began his career by writing books featuring his father's character, Blackshirt , a popular detective whose adventures have appeared in print for many decades. In time Jeffries branched out and began to write a variety of mystery novels under his own name and several pen names, including Peter Alding and Jeffrey Ashford.
Genre: Mystery
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