Mortal Taste (Lambert and Hook Mysteries) [Hardcover]

J M Gregson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lambert and Hook Mysteries | Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Lambert and Hook face a murderer who won't take no for an answer Headteacher Peter Logan is a strange case of Jekyll and Hyde. Unquestionably, he's effected impressive improvements at his Cheltenham school, but his private life is in no way exemplary. A heady cocktail of virtue and vice makes Logan a particularly unpopular man. He's playing with fire when he turns into a sexual monster in the school science labs, but equally dangerous is his crusade against the unsavoury elements that threaten the well-being of his pupils. So when he's shot in the back of his head one September evening, does he die a martyr or is this his just comeuppance?

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Peter Logan is headmaster of Greenwood Comprehensive, one of Cheltenham's top schools, and by all accounts, he does an outstanding job. The parents, staff, and pupils admire him, and Greenwood has won kudos for its forward-looking methods and philosophy. But Logan is not quite the gifted headmaster his public image portrays. When he's found stabbed to death in a local park, it soon becomes clear that he had some dark secrets. Chief Superintendent John Lambert and his trusty sidekick, Detective Sergeant Hook, are assigned to the case, which Lambert is determined to solve quickly, because he is due to retire in a few months. But a tangle of suspects and motives complicate matters, with drugs, sex, blackmail, potential pedophilia, and vengeful ex-lovers all figuring into the case. Recommend this solid entry in an entertaining series to fans of such A-list British procedural authors as Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill. Emily Melton
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About the Author

Gregson is a Lancastrian by birth, and taught for 27 years in schools, colleges and universities.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727859897
• ISBN-13: 978-0727859891
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,043,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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