The Resource The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane A. Adams
The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane A. Adams
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The item The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane A. Adams represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he?s called out to another murder..."--Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9781847517579
- Label
- The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery
- Title
- The murder book
- Title remainder
- a Henry Johnstone mystery
- Statement of responsibility
- Jane A. Adams
- Subject
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- trueForensic sciences
- trueEngland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- truePolice procedurals
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation
- trueSecrets
- trueDetectives
- trueHistorical mysteries
- Detective and mystery stories
- trueMurder
- trueBetween the Wars (1918-1939) -- 1918 -- 1939
- Lincolnshire (England) -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Lincolnshire, England. June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he?s called out to another murder..."--Book jacket
- Summary
- When three bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone is summoned. Two victims are identified, but who is the third? Johnstone's use of modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful local police, he fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then there's another murder
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- 10545602
- Cataloging source
- VHOB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Adams, Jane
- Dewey number
- 813
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
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- True
- Series statement
- The Henry Johnstone mysteries
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Murder
- Prostitutes
- Lincolnshire (England)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane A. Adams
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058899947
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781847517579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951763543
- Label
- The murder book : a Henry Johnstone mystery, Jane A. Adams
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058899947
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First world edition.
- Extent
- 236 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781847517579
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951763543
Subject
- true1920s -- 1920 -- 1929
- trueBetween the Wars (1918-1939) -- 1918 -- 1939
- Detective and mystery stories
- trueDetectives
- trueEngland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- trueForensic sciences
- trueHistorical mysteries
- Lincolnshire (England) -- Fiction
- trueMurder
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation
- truePolice procedurals
- truePoor people
- Prostitutes -- Crimes against -- Fiction
- trueProstitution
- trueScotland Yard
- trueSecrets
- trueVillages
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