Book description
William Dougal's life seems to be running smoothly. Now working with
his old rival, Hanbury, his reputation is gaining him cases from every
corner. But with every climb, there has to come a fall . . .
When Dougal agrees to investigate the disappearance and suspected murder
of publisher Oswald Finwood, he is faced with an array of suspects, all
with the means and motive - from Finwood's estranged wife to an elusive
author who had an appointment with Finwood on the day he disappeared.
As Dougal probes deeper, he finds himself tangled in a complex web of
greed, deceit and deadly family revenge . . . 'Taylor keeps the enigma
literate and unflagging to a lively disclosure.' A bestselling crime
writer, Andrew Taylor has also worked as a boatbuilder, wages clerk,
librarian, labourer and publisher's reader. He has written many
prize-winning crime novels and thrillers, including the William Dougal
crime series, the Lydmouth crime series, the ground-breaking Roth
Trilogy - which was televised as ITV's Fallen Angel
- and several standalone historical crime novels. His many awards
include the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2009 for sustained excellence
in crime writing, an Edgar Scroll from the Mystery Writers of America,
and the Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, which
he has won twice - most recently for his bestselling Richard & Judy
Book Club novel, The American Boy
, which was also selected for The Times Top Ten Crime Novels of the
Decade. Bleeding Heart Square
won Sweden's Martin Beck Award, the Golden Crowbar. Andrew Taylor is
also the crime fiction reviewer of the Spectator
. He lives with his wife in the Forest of Dean, on the borders of
England and Wales. To find out more, visit Andrew's website, www.
andrew-taylor. co. uk, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.
com/andrewjrtaylor.
