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The Dead Woman of Deptford (Inspector Ben Ross mystery 6)
Inspector Ben Ross Mysteries (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ann Granger
- Narrator
- Gareth Armstrong, Julia Barrie
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 30 June 2016
- Run Time
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
On a cold November night in a Deptford yard, dock worker Harry Parker stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. Inspector Ben Ross is summoned from Scotland Yard to this insalubrious part of town, but no witness to the murder of this well-dressed, middle-aged woman can be found. Even Jeb Fisher, the local rag-and-bone man, swears he's seen nothing.
Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie is trying to suppress a scandal: family friend Edgar Wellings has a gambling addiction and no means of repaying his debts. Reluctantly, Lizzie agrees to visit his debt collector's house in Deptford, but when she arrives she finds her husband is investigating the murder of the woman in question. Edgar was the last man to see Mrs Clifford alive and he has good reason to want her dead, but Ben and Lizzie both know that a case like this is rarely as simple as it appears...
(P)2016 Headline Digital
Critics Review
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Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent
The Times
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The plot is neat and ingenious, the characters rounded and touchingly credible ... a pleasure to read
Ham and High
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The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun
Yorkshire Post
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She is on to another winner
Birmingham Post
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Details
- Author
- Ann Granger
- Narrator
- Gareth Armstrong, Julia Barrie
- Duration
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 June 2016
- ISBN
- 9781472230799
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The sixth Inspector Ben Ross mysteryOn a cold November night in a Deptford yard, dock worker Harry Parker stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. Inspector Ben Ross is summoned from Scotland Yard to this insalubrious part of town, but no witness to the murder of this well-dressed, middle-aged woman can be found. Even Jeb Fisher, the local rag-and-bone man, swears he's seen nothing. Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie is trying to suppress a scandal: family friend Edgar Wellings has a gambling addiction and no means of repaying his debts. Reluctantly, Lizzie agrees to visit his debt collector's house in Deptford, but when she arrives she finds her husband is investigating the murder of the woman in question. Edgar was the last man to see Mrs Clifford alive and he has good reason to want her dead, but Ben and Lizzie both know that a case like this is rarely as simple as it appears...(P)2016 Headline Digital
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