Blogs in May 2021

The Body under the Sands 26th May 2021

A terrible crime that no one witnessed. Two suspects that everyone believes are guilty… Two soldiers recently returned from the Great War are spending their summer larking about, chasing girls, drinking, smoking, and forlornly trying to find gainful employment....

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Death Waits for no Lady 26th May 2021

Police are called to a large house after the parlour maid discovers the wealthy owner’s body The peace of a Yorkshire town is disturbed when one of its most prominent residents is murdered. Inspector Blades and Sergeant Peacock investigate…...

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The Riddle of the Dunes 26th May 2021

After a period of calm, a new spate of murders hits a post-war Yorkshire seaside town Showing a worrying similarity to a past crime, a local woman is found dead in sand dunes near an otherwise sleepy town. Her...

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The Suitcase Murderer 26th May 2021

When a shop worker is reported missing, the circumstances lead Inspector Blades to launch a murder investigation. A man with ‘strange eyes’, struggling with two suitcases, is seen leaving the building where the young woman, Emma Simpson, lived. There...

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Still Life 25th May 2021

Frederica Potter arrives at Cambridge University greedy for knowledge, sex and love. It isn’t long before she becomes infatuated with a mysterious and controlling poet. Back in Yorkshire, her sister Stephanie abandons academia and is confronted with the boredom...

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