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Tied to Murder (1994)

by Brian Battison

Series: DCI Jim Ashworth (1)

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Blonde, attractive and promiscuous Stella Carway is found murdered, a scarf around her neck tied in a bow, her near naked body displayed like a bizarre gift. Her stormy marriage immediately puts her shifty husband Steven in the frame as her killer. But Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth, swimming against the tide of his colleagues' opinions, thinks this too obvious a solution. Blackmail, the cover-up of a fatal hit-and-run accident, a passionate lesbian relationship -- Ashworth opens up a can so full of worms it would give a crow a coronary .… (more)
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Due to her lifestyle when Stella Carway is murdered the police discover they have a long list of suspects. It is up to D.I. Jim Ashworth and his team to find the motive and the killer. But Ashworth is at odds with the team.
An entertaining and well-written crime story. ( )
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Blonde, attractive and promiscuous Stella Carway is found murdered, a scarf around her neck tied in a bow, her near naked body displayed like a bizarre gift. Her stormy marriage immediately puts her shifty husband Steven in the frame as her killer. But Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth, swimming against the tide of his colleagues' opinions, thinks this too obvious a solution. Blackmail, the cover-up of a fatal hit-and-run accident, a passionate lesbian relationship -- Ashworth opens up a can so full of worms it would give a crow a coronary .

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