Gently With The Painters
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
A classic entry in the beloved George Gently series, Gently with the Painters immerses readers in the atmospheric world of the Norfolk detective as he investigates a murder tangled within the bohemian world of an artists' colony. Alan Hunter crafts a meticulously plotted procedural mystery where Chief Superintendent Gently must untangle jealousy, passion, and deception among a circle of painters, each harbouring their own secrets. The novel captures the genteel yet razor-sharp tension of mid-century British crime fiction, with Hunter's signature understated wit and keen eye for character and setting. Gently's calm, methodical approach to uncovering the truth proves once again that beneath a quiet exterior lies one of British crime fiction's most incisive investigative minds.
Author: Alan Hunter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Macmillan
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
A classic entry in the beloved George Gently series, Gently with the Painters immerses readers in the atmospheric world of the Norfolk detective as he investigates a murder tangled within the bohemian world of an artists' colony. Alan Hunter crafts a meticulously plotted procedural mystery where Chief Superintendent Gently must untangle jealousy, passion, and deception among a circle of painters, each harbouring their own secrets. The novel captures the genteel yet razor-sharp tension of mid-century British crime fiction, with Hunter's signature understated wit and keen eye for character and setting. Gently's calm, methodical approach to uncovering the truth proves once again that beneath a quiet exterior lies one of British crime fiction's most incisive investigative minds.