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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.A young woman is found dead in a college while the students demonstrate. It turns out she was the principal’s secretary and there was more to her than meets the eye.Who wanted her dead and why? And what does it have to do with the student revolt led by a charismatic firebrand from Iraq?Inspector John Crow is called in and has little doubt who’s responsible but a series of surprises will make him reconsider everything. Many of the faculty seem to have things to hide.This fast-paced mystery will have you enthralled from the start. Set in England in the late 1960s, this is the second 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.INSPECTOR CROW BOOKSBook 1: A LOVER TOO MANYBook 2: ERROR OF JUDGMENTBook 3: THE WOODS MURDERBook 4: MURDER FOR MONEYMore coming soon! Join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear.