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The Wickham Market Murder
(2022)(The first book in the Bloomfield & Palmer series)
A novel by Iain Maitland
‘A well-crafted murder mystery, weaving a family saga with engaging protagonists and a clever twist.’ Thomas Waugh
Suffolk, 1907.
Wickham Market’s local constable William Palmer spends his days yearning to solve a significant case so he can earn his detective's badge.
But Palmer is torn, because he is also in love with the school mistress Alice Kemp who doesn’t want to leave the village.
One night, the night of a dramatic storm, there is a murder. A housemaid – Evelyn Maud Roberts - is found stabbed to death at the local vicarage.
Palmer has his chance to make a name for himself.
The local doctor declares that Evelyn was six months pregnant.
And the vicar’s daughter, Charlotte Mellor, names three men who may have reason to commit murder; Walter Fisk, soon-to-be-master at the workhouse; Albert Nunn, the postman; Frederick Hawes, the slow-witted village boy in love with Evelyn.
Palmer investigates. But he only has so much time before Inspector Bloomfield – the veteran detective from Suffolk Police - arrives from Ipswich to take over the case.
And before the killer strikes again.
Iain Maitland lives in the UK. His other titles include The Girl Downstairs and Mr Todd’s Reckoning.
Praise for Iain Maitland:
‘A classic murder mystery, that laconically lifts the lid on the corruption and jealousies of an English village.’ Alan Bardos
‘Splendidly creepy’ Daily Mail
‘Truly scary... a fantastic book.’ Barbara Nadal
‘One seriously weird killer and an engaging cop-partnership dynamic. Exciting.’ Sunday Times
‘The Girl Downstairs is a very well written book, so well that I’ve finished it and am wanting more. I need more! This is one of those books that sits with you for a while after you read it. It definitely plays with your head! Excellent read!’ The Book Booth
Genre: Mystery
Suffolk, 1907.
Wickham Market’s local constable William Palmer spends his days yearning to solve a significant case so he can earn his detective's badge.
But Palmer is torn, because he is also in love with the school mistress Alice Kemp who doesn’t want to leave the village.
One night, the night of a dramatic storm, there is a murder. A housemaid – Evelyn Maud Roberts - is found stabbed to death at the local vicarage.
Palmer has his chance to make a name for himself.
The local doctor declares that Evelyn was six months pregnant.
And the vicar’s daughter, Charlotte Mellor, names three men who may have reason to commit murder; Walter Fisk, soon-to-be-master at the workhouse; Albert Nunn, the postman; Frederick Hawes, the slow-witted village boy in love with Evelyn.
Palmer investigates. But he only has so much time before Inspector Bloomfield – the veteran detective from Suffolk Police - arrives from Ipswich to take over the case.
And before the killer strikes again.
Iain Maitland lives in the UK. His other titles include The Girl Downstairs and Mr Todd’s Reckoning.
Praise for Iain Maitland:
‘A classic murder mystery, that laconically lifts the lid on the corruption and jealousies of an English village.’ Alan Bardos
‘Splendidly creepy’ Daily Mail
‘Truly scary... a fantastic book.’ Barbara Nadal
‘One seriously weird killer and an engaging cop-partnership dynamic. Exciting.’ Sunday Times
‘The Girl Downstairs is a very well written book, so well that I’ve finished it and am wanting more. I need more! This is one of those books that sits with you for a while after you read it. It definitely plays with your head! Excellent read!’ The Book Booth
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"A well-crafted murder mystery, weaving a family saga with engaging protagonists and a clever twist." - Thomas Waugh
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