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A Shot in the Dark

(2018)
(The first book in the Constable Twitten Mystery series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2019 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award

Guardian Crime Book of the Month
WINNER OF THE CRIMEFEST LAST LAUGH AWARD
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'A giddy spell of sheer delight' Daily Mail
'Ingenious ' Sunday Times Crime Club

Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress.

So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play.

It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all…

A sparkling historical mystery set in sunny Sussex by the sea, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood and Elly Griffiths.

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'Entertaining'
Observer
'Will make you laugh out loud' Sunday Times
'Truss can work miracles' Telegraph


Genre: Cozy Mystery

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