Death Of An Alderman
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Age wear and minor yellowing to DJ, tanned edges with foxing to pages. Previous owner writing to inner DJ.
When a prominent alderman turns up dead in a quiet English town, the veneer of respectability that coats local politics begins to crack — and Detective Superintendent Simon Kenworthy is called in to find out who wanted the man silenced and why. J. B. Hilton's Death of an Alderman is a masterfully constructed procedural crime novel set against the claustrophobic backdrop of English provincial life, where corruption festers beneath civic duty and old grudges run deeper than any election campaign. Hilton's writing is characterised by its sharp social observation and understated wit, drawing the reader into a world where authority figures are rarely what they seem and the truth is buried under layers of small-town propriety. Part of Hilton's celebrated Kenworthy series, this novel stands as a fine example of the British golden-age tradition updated for the modern reader — methodical, atmospheric, and laced with a dry irony that keeps the pages turning long after the final suspect has been interviewed. Who among the respectable citizens of this orderly town had the motive — and the nerve — to pull the trigger?
Author: J. B. Hilton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Cassell Crime
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Age wear and minor yellowing to DJ, tanned edges with foxing to pages. Previous owner writing to inner DJ.
When a prominent alderman turns up dead in a quiet English town, the veneer of respectability that coats local politics begins to crack — and Detective Superintendent Simon Kenworthy is called in to find out who wanted the man silenced and why. J. B. Hilton's Death of an Alderman is a masterfully constructed procedural crime novel set against the claustrophobic backdrop of English provincial life, where corruption festers beneath civic duty and old grudges run deeper than any election campaign. Hilton's writing is characterised by its sharp social observation and understated wit, drawing the reader into a world where authority figures are rarely what they seem and the truth is buried under layers of small-town propriety. Part of Hilton's celebrated Kenworthy series, this novel stands as a fine example of the British golden-age tradition updated for the modern reader — methodical, atmospheric, and laced with a dry irony that keeps the pages turning long after the final suspect has been interviewed. Who among the respectable citizens of this orderly town had the motive — and the nerve — to pull the trigger?