It's not often a Nobel Prize winner gets murdered...on your patch...very likely by a member of your own family. DCI Phil Benholme has the reputation for being a little soft because he tries to see both sides of every story. And if he hadn't on this occasion, the murder of Professor Unwala - Nobel Prize winner of 1945 - would have been recorded as a tragic accident. Was the elderly man a victim of a violent burglary? Or of a racist assault by Britforce troopers? Or did he know something about the collection of Celtic coins ... Read More
It's not often a Nobel Prize winner gets murdered...on your patch...very likely by a member of your own family. DCI Phil Benholme has the reputation for being a little soft because he tries to see both sides of every story. And if he hadn't on this occasion, the murder of Professor Unwala - Nobel Prize winner of 1945 - would have been recorded as a tragic accident. Was the elderly man a victim of a violent burglary? Or of a racist assault by Britforce troopers? Or did he know something about the collection of Celtic coins thought to be buried nearby? Clearly Inspector Benholme has a number of leads to follow up. Unfortunately they all point to one person - Conor Benholme. What does a 'soft cop' do when his teenage son is also his prime suspect? Read Less
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Fine in Fine jacket. 2nd Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 268. 268 pp. Second printing. The murder of a Nobel Prize winner. "Detective Chief Inspector Phil Benholme has been accused of being too soft. But this same fault has also enabled him to see both sides of every story..."
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. A detective's murder investigation leads him to suspect his own son. First U.S. printing. Spine heel gently pushed, jacket in Brodart.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0333717376. Signed by Keating on the title page. A bump to the bottom edge of the rear board. Creasing to the dust jacket, primarily to the rear panel.; 268 pages; Signed by Author.
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