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Looking for a classic murder mystery from an acclaimed crime writer?Discover Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard. Enjoy a beautifully told story from a time before smart phones and DNA testing. Full of twists and turns, this will have you gripped from start to finish.“Builds up to a good climax and keeps you reading.” The Observer“If you have never had the pleasure of reading a mystery by Roy Lewis, you are in for a huge treat. Do yourself a favor and pick up “A Lover Too Many,” and any subsequent books by Roy Lewis. You might find other writers as good, but you will not find anyone better.” Barbara BernsteinPeter Marlin’s wife is found strangled and he becomes the prime suspect. She’d only just returned from an unexplained absence of several months. And during that time, Peter had found a new lover. Everything points to the husband but there’s no real proof.Inspector John Crow is called in to help the local police. But his new colleagues aren’t keen on an outsider. And Crow must solve the case before anyone else dies.This fast-paced mystery will have you enthralled from the start. Set in England in the late 1960s, this is the first book to feature Inspector John Crow. More coming soon.DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITERPerfect for fans of Peter James, Ruth Rendell, P.D. James and Peter Robinson.Roy Lewis is one of the most critically acclaimed crime writers of his generation.PRAISE FOR ROY LEWIS MYSTERIES“Each Lewis seems to better the last. Here is an intriguing puzzle and likely police work and a fine picture of Northumbrian society and countryside” The Times“Roy Lewis has demonstrated an enviable range both in geography and style…a nice neat story” The Financial Times“Lots of cunning complications embracing conservation and financial fiddles” The Guardian“A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with an interesting and likeable hero” Times Literary Supplement“Tightly written, well paced and relentlessly accurate” Oxford Times“Chilly drama with some stirring cliff hanger” Sunday TelegraphTHE DETECTIVESkeletally-built, mild-mannered Inspector John Crow is established in the Murder Squad in London and constantly meets hostility when he is called upon to work on murder cases in regional crime squads in Wales and the Midlands. He displays strong moral feelings, and a sensitivity which brings him into conflict with regional staff as he doggedly and successfully pursues the truth in cases where he is called in.