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![]() | Doomed to Die (1991) (The tenth book in the Inspector Thanet series) A novel by Dorothy Simpson |
Publisher's Weekly
Inspector Luke Thanet and sidekick Sergeant Mike Lineham ( Dead By Morning ) score another hit in Simpson's 10th English procedural. Artist Perdita Master's critically ill mother is in the hospital when Perdita tells her jealous husband that she is filing for divorce. After he follows her to her parents' home, she escapes to an old schoolmate's, where she agrees to act as temporary nanny. The friend returns to find Perdita killed, a plastic bag over her head. Who besides the husband could have wanted Perdita dead, Thanet wonders, and discovers that her possessive mother-in-law and her lover's wife also had motives. Meanwhile, Thanet's home life is in turmoil with his daughter's departure for London and his mother-in-law's heart attack. Fans of Simpson are sure to enjoy this layered, thought-provoking tale.
Library Journal
When Britisher Simpson's Inspector Thanet and Sergeant Lineham bounce theories off each other, their investigations never fail. They have several suspects to clear this time, after wealthy barrister Vanessa Broxton returns home early unexpectedly to find her children's temporary nanny murdered. Thanet and Lineham narrow the possibilities to the woman's estranged husband, her lover, her lover's wife, and so on, working swiftly through proper police procedure. Simpson writes with efficient panache, introducing the Kentish village setting, the police, murder, and principals in quick order. This is an absorbing mystery.
Genre: Mystery
Inspector Luke Thanet and sidekick Sergeant Mike Lineham ( Dead By Morning ) score another hit in Simpson's 10th English procedural. Artist Perdita Master's critically ill mother is in the hospital when Perdita tells her jealous husband that she is filing for divorce. After he follows her to her parents' home, she escapes to an old schoolmate's, where she agrees to act as temporary nanny. The friend returns to find Perdita killed, a plastic bag over her head. Who besides the husband could have wanted Perdita dead, Thanet wonders, and discovers that her possessive mother-in-law and her lover's wife also had motives. Meanwhile, Thanet's home life is in turmoil with his daughter's departure for London and his mother-in-law's heart attack. Fans of Simpson are sure to enjoy this layered, thought-provoking tale.
Library Journal
When Britisher Simpson's Inspector Thanet and Sergeant Lineham bounce theories off each other, their investigations never fail. They have several suspects to clear this time, after wealthy barrister Vanessa Broxton returns home early unexpectedly to find her children's temporary nanny murdered. Thanet and Lineham narrow the possibilities to the woman's estranged husband, her lover, her lover's wife, and so on, working swiftly through proper police procedure. Simpson writes with efficient panache, introducing the Kentish village setting, the police, murder, and principals in quick order. This is an absorbing mystery.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
November 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Doomed to Die (Windsor Selections) Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-7451-7465-5 / 978-0-7451-7465-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 1-56054-339-6 / 9781560543398 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-7181-3520-2 / 978-0-7181-3520-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1991 : Hardback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-684-19381-7 / 978-0-684-19381-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons : Macmillan Publishing Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1963 : Hardback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Simpson Dorothy Publisher: Scribners Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
1993 : Paperback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-553-29694-9 / 978-0-553-29694-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Crimeline Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-7515-0613-3 / 978-0-7515-0613-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson Publisher: Warner Futura Availability: Amazon More details... |
1992 : Paperback
| Title: Doomed To Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-7474-0897-1 / 978-0-7474-0897-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Warner Futura / Little Brown & Co Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1991 : Paperback
| Title: Doomed to Die Author(s): Dorothy Simpson Publisher: Bantam Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
August 1992 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Doomed to Die: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Dorothy Simpson ISBN: 0-7451-4042-4 / 978-0-7451-4042-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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