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Graham Ison

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Crime & Mystery

All Quiet on Arrival

Graham Ison

A Brock and Poole Mystery.

When police are called to a house in Chelsea, to investigate complaints of a noisy party, all is quiet, but flames are seen coming from the house a short while later. The fire brigade discover the body of Mrs Diana Barton, who has been stabbed to death in a frenzied attack. DCI Brock and DS Poole investigate, and they soon discover that the party was less than respectable, and that Diana Barton's death is just the first.

UK edition Select Format
Publication Date: 29 Jul 2010
ISBN: 9780727869203
Price: £18.99
Dimensions: 141 x 222
Extent: 192 pages
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US edition Select Format
Publication Date: 1 Nov 2010
ISBN: 9780727869203
Price: $27.95
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5
Extent: 192 pages
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