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Patricia Moyes

    Tato autorka je známá svými napínavými detektivními romány, v nichž se soustředí na postavu inspektora Henryho Tibbetta. Její díla se vyznačují promyšlenými zápletkami a pronikavým pohledem na lidskou povahu. Kromě detektivek se věnovala i psaní pro mladší čtenáře a povídek, čímž prokázala svou všestrannost v literárním umění. Její styl je často popisován jako vytříbený a poutavý.

    Patricia Moyes
    daß Mord nur noch ein Hirngespinst
    Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon
    Night ferry to death; Black girl, white girl
    Who Saw Her Die?
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    • 2012

      Classics. Detective and mystery stories. Latest range of classic crime novels from the 20th century, published with stylish retro cover artwork.

      Who Saw Her Die?
    • 1993

      Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení

      When Susan Gardiner unexpectedly inherits an old country inn not far from London, she also inherits a long-lost distant cousin. A few years her senior and infinitely attractive, Cousin James is also very attentive. It isn't long before romance blooms.Youth and beauty, romance and country a frothy mix if ever there was one - but of course, this is Patricia Moyes and very soon, murder enters the picture. When Susan, who is a skilled restaurateur, reopens the inn as a posh gourmet eatery and, against all odds (and the dire predictions of the locals), makes a go of it, customers flock. Things are looking decidedly upbeat until one of the guests, on sampling the chef's plat du jour, suddenly keels over, the victim of mushroom poisoning.Enter Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett. And once again we are off on another wonderful - and in this case, wonderfully delicious - Moyes mystery. The nineteenth in a series that has won national acclaim and a large and loyal following, it finds Henry Tibbett in top form. And, in Susan Gardiner, it introduces a narrator as fresh and appealing as the menu she oversees. Long-term fans and new readers alike will not be This is Patricia Moyes writing at the very top of her form.

      Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon
    • 1992

      Lady Crystal, einst ein berühmter Star, lädt zu ihrer jährlichen Geburtstagsparty ein. Diesmal fürchtet sie einen ungebetenen Gast. Chefsuperintendent Tibbett wird zu ihrem Schutz abgestellt, ahnt jedoch nicht, dass er in eine tödliche Intrige verwickelt wird.

      Ein Duft von Mord.
    • 1986
    • 1975