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Title The death of kings [electronic resource eBook] : a John Madden mystery / Rennie George Airth.


Summary "In the fifth novel in the critically acclaimed John Madden series, the former Scotland Yard detective returns in a gripping post-World War II mystery that will delight fans of Philip Kerr On a hot summer day in 1938, a beautiful actress is murdered on the grand Kent estate of Sir Jack Jessup, close friend of the Prince of Wales. The arrest of an ex-convict and his subsequent confession swiftly bring the case to a close, but in 1949, the reappearance of a jade necklace raises questions about the murder. Was the man convicted and executed the decade before truly guilty? Though happily retired from the police force, John Madden is persuaded to investigate the case afresh. In a story of honor and justice that takes Madden through the idyllic English countryside, post-war streets of London, and into the criminal underworld of the Chinese Triads, The Death of Kings is an atmospheric and captivating police procedural"-- Provided by publisher.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle.
Other edition Print version: Airth, Rennie, 1935- author. Death of kings New York : Viking, 2017 9780399563454
Subject Madden, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Detectives -- England -- Fiction.
Ex-police officers -- Fiction.
Genre Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Electronic books.
Series John Madden ; 5
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9780399563478
STANDARD # 2678645 OverDrive