The Fine Art of Invisible Detection

Informationen zum Autor Robert Goddard's first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. He has won awards in the UK, the US and acrossEurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2019, he won the Crime Writers’ Association’s highest accolade, the Diamond Dagger, for a lifetime achievement in Crime Writing. Klappentext "Umiko Wada has recently had quite enough excitement in her life. With her husband recently murdered and a mother who seems to want her married again before his body is cold, she just wants to keep her head down. As a secretary to a private detective, her life is pleasingly uncomplicated, filled with coffee runs, diary management and paperwork. That is, until her boss takes on a new case. A case which turns out to be dangerous enough to get him killed. A case which means Wada will have to leave Japan for the first time and travel to London. Following the only lead she has, Wada quickly realizes that being a detective isn't as easy as the television makes out. And that there's a reason why secrets stay buried for a long time. Because people want them to stay secret. And they're prepared to do very bad things to keep them that way..."-- Zusammenfassung A case which means Wada will have to leave Japan for the first time and travel to London. Following the only lead she has, Wada quickly realises that being a detective isn't as easy as the television makes out.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Goddard
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.09.2021
• EAN: 9780552172622
• ISBN: 978-0-552-17262-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, Thriller / suspense fiction, Humorous fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Classic crime and mystery fiction, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit