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Detective Inspector Thanet uncovers the shocking secrets that led to an artist's murder in this captivating entry in the award-winning British mystery series. When a woman is found with a bloody gash on her scalp and a plastic bag over her head, there's no question that she was murdered. But Det. Inspector Luke Thanet, a veteran homicide investigator whose cases have carried him across the sprawling Kentish countryside, is about to discover a mystery far more shocking than anything he's show more encountered before. The victim is Perdita Master, an artist with a terminally ill mother and a husband who threatened violence when she demanded a divorce. The husband is the natural suspect, but as Thanet and his partner, the dogged Sgt. Mike Lineham, dig into the case, they will discover a tantalizing connection to a powerful local barrister-and a secret that many people might have killed for. Charming, stylish, and endlessly absorbing, the CWA Silver Dagger-winning Luke Thanet mysteries are some of the best English police procedurals ever written. Doomed to Die is the 10th book in the Inspector Thanet Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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A woman Barrister returns home to discover her babysitter lying dead on the kitchen floor. Not only is the body lying in a pool of blood from a head wound,but a plastic bag is covering the head and face. Inspector Luke Thanet is quickly on the scene and together with his assistant Sergeant Lineham begins his investigation. The victim is found to be a young woman with domestic problems who is also a talented artist who has produced some unsettling works.
Slightly pedestrian in style,but notable for a detective with an interesting family life and the fact that the crime,although an unpleasant one,is cleverly solved.
Slightly pedestrian in style,but notable for a detective with an interesting family life and the fact that the crime,although an unpleasant one,is cleverly solved.
the wrap-up was a little too long. too much of thanet's family. i just about pushed his mother-in-law downstairs.
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Dorothy Simpson is a mystery writer. Her character, Inspector Luke Thanet, has solved upper-crust mysteries in more than a dozen novels. Her novel, Last Seen Alive, received a Silver Dagger Award from the Crime Writers of America in 1985. Another book, The Maine Islands in Story and Legend, was written with information gathered by the Maine show more Writers Research Club. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Doomed to Die
- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Inspector Luke Thanet; Joan Thanet; Vanessa Broxton; Mike Lineham; Perdita Master; Giles Master (show all 10); Ralph Harrow; Rosamund Harrow; Harold Swain; Victoria Swain
- Important places
- Sturrenden, Kent, England, UK; Kent, England, UK
- Dedication
- TO EMMA AND ALLEN
- First words
- On the evening of the day Bridget left home Thanet took Joan to the cinema.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Life was good.
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