Dead Early

<h3><strong>Experience is the deadliest weapon of all . . . </strong></h3><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>a</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> quiet corner of </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>north London</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> a double funeral is the talk of the town. A middle-aged couple have seemingly ended their lives by choice. But as mourners gather for the wake at the local golf club where the husband worked as the club pro whispers swirl with talk of murder. Was it truly suicide or could one of their adopted sons have had a deadly motive? And when two local doctors-one a champion of assisted dying the other vehemently opposed-also turn up dead tensions heighten in the community.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Enter Leo a sharp-minded veteran lawyer with a knack for unravelling tangled truths - and </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>his</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> black poodle Pumpernickel. They are both in their seventies; the dog has more hair. Leo finds himself defending a young woman who helped her paraplegic husband to die</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)></span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> and a world-famous</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> actor</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> who put his terminally ill mother out of her misery. </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>And what is behind the involvement of an American woman preacher who apparently controls a large part of the south London drugs trade? </span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Together with the steadfast support of his partner psychotherapist Dr Marion Fitzwalter </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>and </span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>his oldest friend</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> the acerbic crime</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> journalist Dennis</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Arbuthnot</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> and the ever-perceptive Pumpernickel-a dog with an infallible nose for character-Leo navigate</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>s</span><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> a web of secrets lies and hidden agendas to uncover the truth.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Dead Early</em><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a brilliantly crafted crime novel where sharp wit meets chilling mystery. </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Perfect for fans of Richard Osman this story delivers clever twists endearing characters and justice served-with a smile.</strong></p>