Dying to Know [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Keith McCarthy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2011

A new Dr Lance Elliot mystery from the author of the John Eisenmenger and Helena Flemming series - October, 1975. When Dr Lance Elliot receives a call from his elderly father to say he has been arrested for arson, he can hardly believe it. Especially when he discovers that the intended victim was his father’s neighbour, Oliver Lightoller, with whom his father has a long-running feud. But things take an even darker turn when Lightoller is slain with a sword, and the police seem certain that Lance and his father are involved. Can Lance get to the bottom of the mystery and prove their innocence?

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

British author McCarthy's first Lance Elliot mystery to be made available in the U.S., a run-of-the-mill whodunit, features a doctor practicing in Surrey. The police arrest Lance's father, Launceston, a retired physician, for arson after the elder Elliot shoots a fireworks rocket into the shed of his neighbors, Oliver and Doris Lightoller, with whom he has a longstanding feud. After Launceston is released from custody, he claims that Oliver, an antiques dealer, is really a fence. When Lance visits Oliver's store, he finds the man dead in an office chair run through with a sword. The police arrest Launceston again, this time on suspicion of murder. Lance and his girlfriend make inept amateur sleuths as the puzzles pile up. Some readers will groan at the contrivance that gets the pair out of a fix at the climax, while others will wonder why McCarthy (Corpus Delicti) chose to set the book in 1975 since he could have set it in the present with few changes.
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From Booklist

When the police inform Dr. Lance Elliott that his father has been arrested for attempted arson after firing a live rocket at his neighbor Oliver Lightoller's garden shed, the long-suffering Lance isn't all that surprised. He knows his father is eccentric, stubborn, and argumentative. Unfortunately, the plot thickens when Lightoller is found dead, and the senior Elliott becomes the prime suspect. Oddly, his father refuses to defend himself or provide an alibi for Lightoller's murder, so Lance and his girlfriend, Max, decide it's up to them to prove Dad's innocence. Lance and Max find clues in a long-ago jewel robbery; their amateur detecting nearly lands them in jail and leads to an encounter with thugs. A mostly lighthearted caper with wacky antics, quick pacing, genial characters, and a bit of suspense, McCarthy's latest will appeal to fans looking for an entertaining and undemanding read. --Emily Melton --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Audio CD: 173 pages
• Publisher: Isis Audio; Unabridged edition (May 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1445006790
• ISBN-13: 978-1445006796
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,557,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)