Grounds for Appeal

by Bernard Knight

Series: Richard Pryor Mysteries (3)

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In 1955, Home Office pathologist Doctor Richard Pryor is pleased when forensic biologist Angela Bray is able to return earlier than expected to their new and thriving private forensic consultancy, following the quick recovery of her mother from a stroke. Together, they are able to persuade locum doctor Priscilla Chambers to stay on a few weeks longer, and Priscilla's flair for anthropology comes in handy when a new case shakes up the quiet resort town of Borth--a body, found in the bog, with its hands tied and the head missing.… (more)

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The third instalment in the Dr Richard Pryor series is a strong novel of which the main investigations are a body found in peat bog, a corresponding heat in a barrel and the appeal of a woman charged with murder (hence the title Grounds For Appeal).

Like the other novels it realistically follows 1950s forensic pathology with the investigation not solely centered on the pathologist but a combination of police & pathology work.

This one and the first one are my two favourites of the series, am looking forward to the next. (

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HenriMoreaux | Mar 30, 2013 |

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The bog was in its autumn colors, with reds, browns and yellows stretching across the billiard-table flatness that lay between the sea and the line of hills that bordered the mountainous heart of Wales.

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In 1955, Home Office pathologist Doctor Richard Pryor is pleased when forensic biologist Angela Bray is able to return earlier than expected to their new and thriving private forensic consultancy, following the quick recovery of her mother from a stroke. Together, they are able to persuade locum doctor Priscilla Chambers to stay on a few weeks longer, and Priscilla's flair for anthropology comes in handy when a new case shakes up the quiet resort town of Borth--a body, found in the bog, with its hands tied and the head missing.

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Begins November 1955

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