Name: Dead on Arrival

Author: Dorothy Simpson
Year: 1986
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Mystery, Fiction, Crime

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9780553270006
0553270001		 A British detective must find the killer of a much-despised villager in this mystery from “a modern-day version of Agatha Christie” (Booklist). Det. Inspector Luke Thanet’s stomach clenches up as soon as he hears the phrase “head bashed in.” Even after countless homicides, the mild-mannered country cop has never gotten comfortable with murder, and his latest case is particularly upsetting. The dead man is found in bed, apparently the victim of a single blow with a blunt object. When the corpse is identified as Steven Long, the question is no longer who wanted to kill him, but who didn’t?   A troublemaker with enemies wherever he went, Long was loathed by everyone in town, from his long-suffering ex-wife to the man whose family he killed in a driving accident. To find the culprit, Thanet will have to get to the bottom of a lifetime of hate.   The long-running series featuring Detective Inspector Thanet, which includes The Night She Died and CWA Silver Dagger winner Last Seen Alive, is perfect for fans of P. D. James and classic police procedurals. Dead on Arrival is “an intriguing tale not to be missed” (Yorkshire Post).   Dead on Arrival is the 6th book in the Inspector Thanet Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.    
This book is part of the "Inspector Thanet" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Dead and Gone"
First published in 1999
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"Once Too Often"
First published in 1998
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"A Day for Dying"
First published in 1995
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"No Laughing Matter"
First published in 1993
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"Wake the Dead"
First published in 1992
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"Doomed to Die"
First published in 1991
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"Dead by Morning"
First published in 1989
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"Suspicious Death"
First published in 1988
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"Element of Doubt"
First published in 1987
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"Last Seen Alive"
First published in 1985
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"Close Her Eyes"
First published in 1984
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"Puppet for a Corpse"
First published in 1983
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"Six Feet Under"
First published in 1982
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"The Night She Died"
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