The Lover of the Grave: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 3
‘Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller’ Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the third instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series After the coldest night of the year, they find the man’s body. He is dangling from the Hanging Tree on the outskirts of
‘Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller’ Daily Telegraph
From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the third instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series
After the coldest night of the year, they find the man’s body. He is dangling from the Hanging Tree on the outskirts of a village near Lydmouth, with his trousers round his ankles. Is it suicide, murder, or accidental death resulting from some bizarre sexual practice?
Journalist Jill Francis and Detective Inspector Thornhill become involved in the case in separate ways. Jill is also drawn unwillingly into the affairs of the small public school where the dead man taught. Meanwhile a Peeping Tom is preying upon Lydmouth; Jill has just moved into her own house and is afraid she is being watched. And there are more distractions, on a personal level, for policeman and reporter . . .
‘An excellent writer. He plots with care and intelligence and the solution to the mystery is satisfyingly chilling’ The Times
‘The most under-rated crime writer in Britain today’ Val McDermid
‘There is no denying Taylor’s talent, his prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries’ Time Out
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Families, eh?! Andrew Taylor continues to create credible, interesting characters that flesh out his stories without labouring the fact that the setting is just after the war. He doesnât feel the need to emphasise the point as some writers do and his stories are the more enjoyable for that. I like that his characters have easily recognisable flaws rather than the more common USPs of contemporary characters in other books.Iâm also interested to discover whether or not Jill Francis and Richard Thornhill…
Readable but Dreary I love Andrew Taylor’s big historical blockbusters but I think the 1950s is a difficult period, even for him. Everything is so dark and dour and not very exciting. His chief protagonists are in a “will they won’t they” relationship which is quite tedious, frankly and as I have only read three of the Lydmouth series I assume these lovelorn individuals are going to pursue their liaison – yawn – in the next books.He does create well rounded characters and you get a strong picture of…
Good book. I like this very much as it extremely well written. It kept my attention all through and I look forward to more books from this author.