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The Tewkesbury Tomb (Inspector Ravenscroft, #4)

Kerry Tombs

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Description:AN EVOCATIVE VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF CLEVER TWISTSMarch 1889. Midnight.Six strangers meet for the first time outside the great door of Tewkesbury Abbey. They are searching for the tomb of the medieval crusader knight, Sir Roger de la Pole.What they find inside is unexpected and deeply shocking. They were seeking holy relics.BUT THE BODY THEY UNCOVER IS BARELY COLD. AND SIR ROGER’S ANCIENT BONES ARE MISSING.Detective Inspector Ravenscroft and Constable Tom Crabb are called on to solve the crime. They must decipher the strange coded letters on the outside of the Templar's tomb.Soon they will discover that the solution to both mysteries stretches back far into the past and that their origins lie in distant lands . . .Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar DeNuriel or Karen CharltonMEET THE DETECTIVEInspector Samuel Ravenscroft, unmarried and over forty, is a detective in the Whitechapel branch of the Metropolitan Police. Painfully asthmatic, he is often overlooked by his superiors in favour of his pushier colleagues. But Ravenscroft is keen to prove himself and strives to overcome his physical limitations. His tools are forthright questioning, close examination of the evidence and personal intuition. He often finds that the solution to crimes is buried deep in the past.With his trusty Bradshaw, Ravenscroft and his colleague Constable Tom Crabb, travel around the Three Counties, overlooked by the Malvern Hills, bringing criminals to justice.KERRY TOMBS was born near Birmingham, but grew up in various locations in north Worcestershire. After a career teaching in both England and Australia, he moved to Malvern in 1982, where he became a local genealogist, lecturer and bookseller.WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE TEWKESBURY TOMB“ Detecting at its best in Victorian England .” Lynne“Brilliant series of books. Buy them .” Tina“Had me guessing to the very end .” BrianINSPECTOR RAVENSCROFT DETECTIVE MYSTERIES SERIESBook 1: THE MALVERN MURDERSBook 2: THE WORCESTER WHISPERERSBook 3: THE LEDBURY LAMPLIGHTERSBook 4: THE TEWKESBURY TOMBBook 5: THE DROITWICH DECEIVERSBook 6: THE PERSHORE POISONERSBook 7: THE UPTON UNDERTAKERSBook 8: THE HEREFORDSHIRE HANGMENBook 9: THE BROMSGROVE BOOKSELLERWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tewkesbury Tomb (Inspector Ravenscroft, #4). To get started finding The Tewkesbury Tomb (Inspector Ravenscroft, #4), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: AN EVOCATIVE VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF CLEVER TWISTSMarch 1889. Midnight.Six strangers meet for the first time outside the great door of Tewkesbury Abbey. They are searching for the tomb of the medieval crusader knight, Sir Roger de la Pole.What they find inside is unexpected and deeply shocking. They were seeking holy relics.BUT THE BODY THEY UNCOVER IS BARELY COLD. AND SIR ROGER’S ANCIENT BONES ARE MISSING.Detective Inspector Ravenscroft and Constable Tom Crabb are called on to solve the crime. They must decipher the strange coded letters on the outside of the Templar's tomb.Soon they will discover that the solution to both mysteries stretches back far into the past and that their origins lie in distant lands . . .Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar DeNuriel or Karen CharltonMEET THE DETECTIVEInspector Samuel Ravenscroft, unmarried and over forty, is a detective in the Whitechapel branch of the Metropolitan Police. Painfully asthmatic, he is often overlooked by his superiors in favour of his pushier colleagues. But Ravenscroft is keen to prove himself and strives to overcome his physical limitations. His tools are forthright questioning, close examination of the evidence and personal intuition. He often finds that the solution to crimes is buried deep in the past.With his trusty Bradshaw, Ravenscroft and his colleague Constable Tom Crabb, travel around the Three Counties, overlooked by the Malvern Hills, bringing criminals to justice.KERRY TOMBS was born near Birmingham, but grew up in various locations in north Worcestershire. After a career teaching in both England and Australia, he moved to Malvern in 1982, where he became a local genealogist, lecturer and bookseller.WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE TEWKESBURY TOMB“ Detecting at its best in Victorian England .” Lynne“Brilliant series of books. Buy them .” Tina“Had me guessing to the very end .” BrianINSPECTOR RAVENSCROFT DETECTIVE MYSTERIES SERIESBook 1: THE MALVERN MURDERSBook 2: THE WORCESTER WHISPERERSBook 3: THE LEDBURY LAMPLIGHTERSBook 4: THE TEWKESBURY TOMBBook 5: THE DROITWICH DECEIVERSBook 6: THE PERSHORE POISONERSBook 7: THE UPTON UNDERTAKERSBook 8: THE HEREFORDSHIRE HANGMENBook 9: THE BROMSGROVE BOOKSELLERWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tewkesbury Tomb (Inspector Ravenscroft, #4). To get started finding The Tewkesbury Tomb (Inspector Ravenscroft, #4), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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