It is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard Inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside. However, his peace is about to be shattered, for when a young girl goes missing, it is he who discovers her disfigured body hidden in a wood. Disturbed by what he has seen, he is convinced the killer has struck before. When a second body is found, Madden's instinct is proved right - there is a multiple killer at large. Allying himself with his old colleagues, and against the wishes of his anxious wife, he immerses himself in one more case, and his insights into the personality of the man they are seeking are soon borne out.
But he will have to stay one step ahead of a killer who is a master of reinvention, and who has been covering his tracks for many years. And soon significant links are discovered in Germany, where the Nazis are on the brink of power...
Rennie Airth was born in South Africa and worked for a number of years as a foreign correspondent for Reuters. The Blood-Dimmed Tide is the second novel in the Inspector Madden trilogy. He lives in Italy.
ISBN:
9780330465618
Binding:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
07/01/2009
Category:
Crime & Mystery
Imprint:
Pan
Pages:
400 page/s
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Price:
$18.99 AUD