In Vino Veritas

by Peter Turnbull

Overview

A tip-off leading to the discovery of a young woman’s body throws Harry Vicary and his team into another perplexing murder investigation.

‘Big Andy’ Cragg’s drunken disclosure to an undercover police officer in a West London pub that he was once party to the disposal of the body of a murder victim sets a sinister and disturbing chain of events in motion for Harry Vicary and his team. A body is found exactly where Cragg said it would be, and the consequent investigation plunges Vicary into a labyrinth world of contract killings, witness intimidation and large-scale money laundering. Can he piece together the clues to uncover why a young woman was so brutally murdered?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780727894786
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	11/30/2016
Series:	A Harry Vicary Mystery , #5
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Peter Turnbull is the author of the acclaimed Hennessey and Yellich novels and the new Harry Vicary series. He lives in Yorkshire, England.

Editorial Reviews

An inventive plot, smart writing, unexpected twists, and a satisfying ending make this a satisfying read for fans of hardboiled fiction

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Narrator Gordon Griffin is the best aspect of this overly long and overly graphic mystery. In a pub, a drunken Andy Cragg tells an undercover officer about a ten-year-old murder. The tip-off sets in motion an investigation by Harry Vicary and his Murder and Serious Crime Squad. The detailed police procedural includes kidnapping, money laundering, and murder. Griffin deftly conveys ruthless people in the underworld, the petty criminals who do their bidding, and the innocent people tragically affected. It’s disturbing to hear how criminals’ tracks are covered and bodies casually disposed of. Listeners will eagerly follow Vicary’s investigation—but may be disappointed by the abrupt conclusion. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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