The Village Of Suspects

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A murder. A village of secrets. One detective who won't back down.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Freshly reassigned to Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Division-and demoted back to Inspector-Amadeus Rupert is sent to the sleepy village of Tringford to investigate the brutal Halloween murder of sixteen-year-old chambermaid Janice Calderwood. But what begins as a straightforward cold case quickly unravels into a web of lies illicit affairs hidden identities and whispered rituals in a community that closes ranks the moment outsiders arrive.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From the frostbitten riverbank where Janice's body was found-naked throat slit wrists slashed-to the eerie ruins of a cursed church where bonfires burn under the full moon Rupert must navigate a landscape of deception. The hotel owner and his flirtatious wife the vicar's enigmatic spouse a chemist with a secret past and a barber who knows more than he lets on-all are suspects in a village where everyone has something to hide.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Set in post-war 1950s England </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Village of Suspects</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> blends classic British detective fiction with gothic atmosphere and psychological depth. With sharp dialogue meticulous period detail and a protagonist as flawed as he is brilliant this first installment in </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An Inspector Rupert Mystery</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> series will keep readers guessing until the final chilling revelation.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Perfect for fans of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Inspector Morse</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Midsomer Murders</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and Agatha Christie-with a dash of occult intrigue and moral ambiguity.</span></p><p></p>