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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
    Season of Snows and Sins
    Many Deadly Returns
    A Six Letter Word for Death
    Collins Crime Club: Twice in a Blue Moon
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    • 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 Moon1993
      4,4
    • Ein Duft von Mord.

      • 158 stránek
      • 6 hodin čtení

      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.1992
    • Many Deadly Returns

      • 247 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Officer Tibbett investigates the death of Lady Crystal Balaclava who succumbs to an apparent heart attack shortly after receiving her birthday presents

      Many Deadly Returns1987
      3,8
    • Black Widower

      An Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery

      • 212 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Sir Edward Ironmonger, the ambassador to the United States from the newly independent island republic of Tampica, and his beautiful, temperamental wife, Mavis, are throwing a party for the Washington diplomatic corps. despite her promises to behave, Mavis manages to insult the Isreali ambassador and is quickly removed to her room, where her corpse is discovered a few hours later. Suicide is ruled out by an autopsy, and to avoid embarassing publicity Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett is brought in to conduct a discreet investigation.

      Black Widower1985
      3,5
    • Death on the Agenda

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení

      Representing Britain at an international conference on drug smuggling, Inspector Henry Tibbett must investigate the fatal stabbing of an important conference official

      Death on the Agenda1984
      3,5
    • Season of Snows and Sins

      • 217 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      While visiting an Alpine ski resort during the Christmas holidays, Detective Chief Superintendent Tibbett and his wife become aware of a scandal threatening the French government

      Season of Snows and Sins1983
      3,7