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  • A Lesson in Dying

  • Inspector Ramsay, Book 1
  • By: Ann Cleeves
  • Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
  • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (31 ratings)

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A Lesson in Dying

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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A Lesson in Dying is the first mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.

Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party?

Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced it was the headmaster’s enigmatic wife but Jack Robson, school governor and caretaker, is determined to prove her innocence.

With the help of his restless daughter Patty, Jack digs into the secrets of Heppleburn, and uncovers a cesspit of lies, adultery, blackmail and madness . . .

Continue the classic whodunit series with Murder in My Backyard.
©1990 Ann Cleeves (P)2017 Isis Publishing Ltd
Crime Fiction Fiction Police Procedural Small Town & Rural Mystery
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Unbelievably poor story, so childlike

The story was very very simple and the police were seen to be fools and incompetent. I can't believe it was written by Ann Cleeves. I expect this must be her very early work as the characters had a 1960's feel and mobiles or computers were not invented. It was so boring I couldn't wait until it ended.

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