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Gwendoline Butler (Author)


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October 1989 Thorndike Large Print Popular Series

Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Coffin gives little credence to the evil reputation earned by the house at No. 22, Church Row--that is, until he must investigate recent deaths there. Reprint. PW. K. AB.

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In this absorbing somber work, John Coffin (last seen in Coffin on the Water ) is now a chief superintendent of South London's Tactical Activity Squad, established to investigate serious crimes in the area. In 1978, South London is in transition, its longtime working-class residents mixing uneasily with newcomers, who bring new money and different values. The community has experienced several mysterious deaths, which the quietly perceptive Coffin is convinced are connected. But what could link a student's suicide three years earlier, an ex-con's brutal murder by his son-in-law, and the deaths of a prosperous black family by poisoned curry soup? Coffin and his squad gather information from the residents, who have their own theories about the deaths, but only one clue is uncovered: a figurine inscribed with the words "Tombs and Torturers" and "The Virgin." Butler successfully blends social commentary with low-key violence in this puzzler with a cliffhanging ending.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Gwendoline Butler writes under her own name and the pseudonym Jennie Melville.  Educated at Haberdashers, she read history at Oxford, and later married Dr. Lionel Butler, Principal of Royal Holloway College. She has one daughter. She is a winner of the Crime Writers’ Association’s Silver Dagger Award. She was also selected as being one of the top two hundred crime writers in the world by The London Times. She lives in Surrey, England.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 282 pages
  • Publisher: Thorndike Pr; Lrg edition (October 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1850577226
  • ISBN-13: 978-1850577225
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,435,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Terry Place, John Coffin, Paul Lane, Church Row, Phyllis Henley, William Egan, Rhoda Brocklebank, New York, Sergeant Henley, Sarah Fleming, Malcolm Kincaid, Edward Pitt, Christopher Court, Queen Charlotte's Alley, Irene Pitt, Roxie Farmer, Nona Pitt, Cutty Sark, Inspector Lane, Bill Egan, Bernard Jones, Chris Court, Peter Fleming, South London, Terence Place
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