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Too Many Murders
- Author
- Colleen McCullough
- Narrator
- Robert Garrett
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 May 2010
- Run Time
- 13 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The thrilling new novel from the author of The Thorn Birds
One day,
one city,
twelve murders.
The year is 1967 and the world teeters on the brink of nuclear holocaust as the Cold War goes relentlessly on. On a beautiful spring day in the little city of Holloman, Connecticut, chief of detectives Carmine Delmonico walks into the prestigious Chubb University halls to be greeted by a limp corpse clamped in a bear trap, all traces of life drained from it. And this is just the beginning. Twelve murders have taken place in one day and suddenly Carmine has more pressing matters on his hands than finding a name for his newborn son.
Supported by his detective sergeants, and new team member – the meticulous Delia Carstairs – Delmonico embarks on what look likes an unsolvable mystery. All the murders are different. Are they dealing with one killer or many?
And if twelve murders were not enough, Carmine soon finds himself pitted against the mysterious spy, Ulysses – who is giving local arms giant Cornucopia's military secrets to the Russians. Are the murders and espionage different cases, or are they somehow linked?
Critics Review
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Praise for Colleen McCullough:
'Very much in the tradition of P.D. James…McCullough is a tremendous storyteller.' The Times
'Compelling, passionate and gritty.' She
'McCullough piles on the drama.' Daily Mail
'Absorbing.' Sunday Telegraph
'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel.' Good Book Guide
'This experienced writer knows how to grab attention and keep it.' Literary Review
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Details
- Author
- Colleen McCullough
- Narrator
- Robert Garrett
- Duration
- 13 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 May 2010
- ISBN
- 9780007376261
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
The thrilling new novel from the author of The Thorn Birds One day,one city,twelve murders. The year is 1967 and the world teeters on the brink of nuclear holocaust as the Cold War goes relentlessly on. On a beautiful spring day in the little city of Holloman, Connecticut, chief of detectives Carmine Delmonico walks into the prestigious Chubb University halls to be greeted by a limp corpse clamped in a bear trap, all traces of life drained from it. And this is just the beginning. Twelve murders have taken place in one day and suddenly Carmine has more pressing matters on his hands than finding a name for his newborn son. Supported by his detective sergeants, and new team member – the meticulous Delia Carstairs – Delmonico embarks on what look likes an unsolvable mystery. All the murders are different. Are they dealing with one killer or many? And if twelve murders were not enough, Carmine soon finds himself pitted against the mysterious spy, Ulysses – who is giving local arms giant Cornucopia's military secrets to the Russians. Are the murders and espionage different cases, or are they somehow linked?
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