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      The Chessman

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      When a mutilated corpse is discovered in the sleepy English village of Croxton Ferriers, Jack Haldean finds an odd clue at the scene of the crime: a black marble chess knight with crystal eyes.Is murder just a game? It could be - to a killer who calls himself The Chessman.
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      Product ID:9781847516435
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:A Jack Haldean Murder Mystery
      Title:The Chessman
      Authors:Author: Dolores Gordon-Smith
      Page Count:240
      Subjects:Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries
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      When a mutilated corpse is discovered in the sleepy English village of Croxton Ferriers, Jack Haldean finds an odd clue at the scene of the crime: a black marble chess knight with crystal eyes.Is murder just a game? It could be - to a killer who calls himself The Chessman.

      The message consisted of one neatly typewritten line: I am killing you slowly. You are going to die. The Chessman.

      Isabelle Stanton and Sue Castradon always arranged the flowers in the village church on Fridays. But Sue was glad to escape the church that morning. She had rowed over breakfast with her husband Ned, who bitterly resented her association - however fleeting - with the handsome Simon Vardon. Sue didn''t think things could get worse - until she opened the cupboard.

      When a mutilated corpse is discovered in the sleepy village of Croxton Ferriers, Jack Haldean finds an odd clue at the scene of the crime: a black marble chess knight with crystal eyes. Is murder just a game? It could be - to a killer who calls himself The Chessman.


      Imprint Name:Severn House
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2016-04-29

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      Weight328 g
      Dimensions140 × 216 × 34 mm