Written Out (Kavanagh and Salt Mysteries) [Hardcover]

David Armstrong Ma (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kavanagh and Salt Mysteries | Publication Date: September 1, 2009

The new DI Frank Kavanagh thriller - Unpopular novelist Tom Oliver initially isn't much missed when he disappears at the end of a week tutoring at a writers centre in rural Shropshire. It eventually falls to DI Frank Kavanagh and his colleague DC Jane Salt to ascertain whether one of his literary enemies, a former lover, or perhaps one of their humiliated husbands, has finally exacted their revenge . . .

Editorial Reviews

Review

Author Tom Oliver is one of the tutors at a writers' workshop in rural Shropshire. Although his novels have been only modestly successful, he's at least a published writer, which is what is required by the workshop organizers. Much to his annoyance, though, Oliver finds that his co-tutor is Catherine Wooley, a poet who once criticized his books. Still, the week proceeds smoothly and even produces a potential romantic conquest for Oliver. But a week after the workshop concludes, Oliver hasn't arrived home. Detectives Salt and Kavanagh are assigned to investigate, and what at first seems to be a simple "misper" case soon turns into something that looks more like murder. But, if so, what's the motive? Yes, Oliver could be mean, pompous, competitive, and extraordinarily jealous of young writers, but is that enough to provoke murder? A smoothly written, solidly plotted British police procedural that fits comfortably into the surprisingly large niche of writing-conference-and-convention mysteries. --Booklist, 1st September 2009

About the Author

David Armstrong is Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727867792
• ISBN-13: 978-0727867797
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,360,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)