Making a Killing (Lambert and Hook Detective series Book 2)

Making a Killing (Lambert and Hook Detective series Book 2)

<b>Lydon Hall is, as the estate agent's brochure puts it, a house full of character.</b><br /><br />But its many interesting features should surely not include a corpse in the elegant drawing-room?<br /><br />Is this death the suicide it appears to be? <br /><br />Superintendent John Lambert and Sergeant Bert Hook are brought in to investigate the tight-knit village community which houses Lydon hall. <br /><br />And everyone one they meet seems suspicious.<br /><br />From the glamorous French widow of the deceased to the man living rough on the moor they all seem to know more about this death than is at first apparent. <br /><br />Moreover, it gradually emerges that the staff of the estate agency he owned all had their different reasons for disliking the dead man…<br /><br />Previously published as <em>For Sale with Corpse</em>, <em>Making a Killing</em> is a chilling, expertly-plotted mystery story and the second book in the <em>Lambert and Hook Detective</em> series.<br /><br />It is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson. <br /><br /><h2>Praise for J M Gregson</h2><br /><br /><b>‘Begins with quiet observation before pouncing to murderous effect’ - <em>Sunday Express</em></b><br /><br /><b>‘A chilling story that never flags from start to finish’ - <em>Bolton Evening News</em></b><br /><br /><b>James Michael Gregson</b> taught for twenty-seven years in schools, colleges and universities before concentrating on full-time writing. He has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare. His other crime novels include <em>Bring Forth Your Dead</em>, <em>Dead on Course</em>, <em>Making a Killing</em>, <em>Stranglehold</em> and <em>Body Politic</em>.