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River of darkness

Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a family in the post-World War I British countryside. A veteran of the war, Madden immediately recognizes the work of a soldier, but discovering the motive will take longer. First in a series.

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  • "Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a family in the post-World War I British countryside. A veteran of the war, Madden immediately recognizes the work of a soldier, but discovering the motive will take longer. First in a series."
  • "Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a family in the post-World War I British countryside. A veteran of the war, Madden immediately recognizes the work of a soldier, but discovering the motive will take longer. First in a series."@en
  • "Inspector John Madden'who debuted in River of Darkness'returns in a gripping post'World War II murder mystery On a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable family doctor is killed in the same manner'and with the same gun. What is the connection' Scotland Yard's Detective Inspector Billy Styles and local detective Vic Chivers are baffled until a letter from Gibson is discovered that might shed some light on the case'a letter concerning former Scotland Yard detective John Madden. Despite Madden's legendary memory, he has no recollection of meeting Gibson or any idea of what their relationship might have been. Madden is happily retired from police work, but agrees to help his former protEgE Styles and the clues they uncover only deepen the mystery. When a third man is killed in a similar fashion, Madden and Styles find themselves in a race against time to find the killer before another man ends up dead. A smart, intricately plotted mystery, this is the fourth title in the critically acclaimed and much loved John Madden series."@en
  • "Une autre histoire de tueur en série? Soit, mais originale quant à ses prolégomènes: la Grande Guerre, tant pour l'inspecteur que pour l'assassin et surtout, cette vraisemblance qui nous affûte tant les protagonistes, même les secondaires, sont bien campés. [SDM]."
  • "En 1921 en Angleterre, le jeune sergent Billy Styles connaît des débuts difficiles dans le métier de policier. Cette année-là, tous les occupants d'un manoir du Surrey sont retrouvés poignardés. La police locale pense à un cambriolage ayant mal tourné, mais l'inspecteur Madden, supérieur de Billy, envoyé par Scotland Yard, voit les choses autrement. Grand Prix de littérature policière 2000."
  • "Police, England Detective mystery."
  • ""Dans l'Angleterre des années 20, le jeune sergent Billy Styles va faire des débuts bien rudes dans le métier de policier. On vient en effet de retrouver les corps ensanglantés de tous les occupants d'un manoir du Surrey. La police locale penche pour un cambriolage ayant mal tourné mais le supérieur de Billy, l'inspecteur Madden, envoyé par Scotland Yard, voit les choses autrement."
  • "Kort na de Eerste Wereldoorlog wordt een aantal families op het Engelse platteland vermoord; een inspecteur van Scotland Yard gebruikt zijn oorlogservaringen bij het zoeken naar de dader."
  • "Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a family in the post-World War I British countryside. A veteran of the war, Madden immediately recognizes the work of a soldier, but discovering the motive will take longer.--"
  • "Madden investigates the murders of a couple and two of their staff."
  • "Upon its original publication, River of DarknessReviews) introduces inspector John Madden who, in the years following World War I, is sent to a small village to investigate a particularly gruesome attack. The local police dismiss the slaughter as a botched robbery, but Madden detects the signs of a madman at work. With the help of Dr. Helen Blackwell, who introduces him to the latest developments in criminal psychology, Madden sets out to identify and capture the killer, even as the murderer sets his sights on his next innocent victims."@en

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  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"

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  • "River of darkness"
  • "River of darkness"@en
  • "Un fleuve de ténèbres"
  • "Rio de tinieblas"
  • "River of Darkness A John Madden Mystery"@en
  • "Río de tinieblas"
  • "Río de tinieblas"@es
  • "Pimeyden virta"@fi
  • "River of darkness. (LP)"@en
  • "Nacht ohne Gesicht : Roman"
  • "Mørkets flod"@da
  • "The reckoning a john madden novel by the author of river of darkness"@en
  • "Het zwarte water"
  • "The river of darkness"
  • "Nacht ohne Gesicht Roman"

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