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Pick Up the Pieces
(1955)(The second book in the Inspector Pitt Detective series)
A novel by J F Straker
Andrew White, the proprietor of a country garage, is witness to a terrible crime.
He sees four of his mechanics - Pop Wells, Bert Wickery, Dave Chitty and Harry Forthright - run over a woman while they are on an unauthorized ride in a customer's car.
Thinking there had been no witnesses, the men fail to report the accident.
And White sees the perfect opportunity for blackmail.
The mechanics’ lives are ruined, they’re poor and miserable, stuck at White’s business with no hope of escape from his threats.
Becoming desperate, they plan to steal White's savings, drawing lots to decide who shall break in, and agreeing that the thief shall remain anonymous.
The next morning, White is found murdered, his savings stolen.
Who was it that decided to kill him instead of just steal his money?
Soon the four men are turning on the other, trying to figure out who drew the short straw and who killed White…
The money they planned to hide for their own benefit is gone.
Someone knows their secret and plans to profit by it…
Can they figure it out before the police do?
Can they make it through without their plans coming to light?
And will they all be friends by the end, when the killer is finally revealed?
Pick Up the Pieces is a gripping thriller from a master crime writer J F Straker.
'A perfectly plotted story that is both chilling and memorable.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.
J F Straker was born in Farnborough, Kent and lived in Sussex. During the war he served with The Buffs and on the General Staff and then became a schoolmaster. His interest in writing began at an early age but it was not until the war when he had to spend long periods in the desert with very little distraction that he completed his first novel. He was the author of twenty-five novels including Murder of Miss Emily and Death on a Sunday Morning.
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Genre: Mystery
He sees four of his mechanics - Pop Wells, Bert Wickery, Dave Chitty and Harry Forthright - run over a woman while they are on an unauthorized ride in a customer's car.
Thinking there had been no witnesses, the men fail to report the accident.
And White sees the perfect opportunity for blackmail.
The mechanics’ lives are ruined, they’re poor and miserable, stuck at White’s business with no hope of escape from his threats.
Becoming desperate, they plan to steal White's savings, drawing lots to decide who shall break in, and agreeing that the thief shall remain anonymous.
The next morning, White is found murdered, his savings stolen.
Who was it that decided to kill him instead of just steal his money?
Soon the four men are turning on the other, trying to figure out who drew the short straw and who killed White…
The money they planned to hide for their own benefit is gone.
Someone knows their secret and plans to profit by it…
Can they figure it out before the police do?
Can they make it through without their plans coming to light?
And will they all be friends by the end, when the killer is finally revealed?
Pick Up the Pieces is a gripping thriller from a master crime writer J F Straker.
Praise for J F Straker
'A perfectly plotted story that is both chilling and memorable.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code.
J F Straker was born in Farnborough, Kent and lived in Sussex. During the war he served with The Buffs and on the General Staff and then became a schoolmaster. His interest in writing began at an early age but it was not until the war when he had to spend long periods in the desert with very little distraction that he completed his first novel. He was the author of twenty-five novels including Murder of Miss Emily and Death on a Sunday Morning.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7
Genre: Mystery
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