The Corpse Road: A Crime Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When a body is discovered along an ancient, isolated track in the rugged British countryside, seasoned mountaineer and amateur sleuth Melinda Pink finds herself drawn into a web of secrets, suspicion, and murder that the remote landscape seems determined to keep buried. The Corpse Road is a taut and atmospheric crime novel set against the dramatic backdrop of the English fells, where Gwen Moffat masterfully blends the procedural tension of classic detective fiction with an intimate, vivid portrait of a wild and unforgiving terrain. Moffat, herself a pioneering female mountaineer and the first woman to qualify as a British mountain guide, brings an unmatched authenticity to her fiction — the landscape is not merely a backdrop but a brooding, active presence that shapes every character and conceals every clue. Miss Pink is a quietly formidable protagonist: sharp-minded, self-reliant, and refreshingly at odds with the conventional amateur detective archetype. Rich in local atmosphere and laced with procedural intrigue, this novel stands as a sterling example of the British regional crime tradition — and leaves the reader wondering what other dark secrets the hills might yet surrender.
Author: Gwen Moffat
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 2nd impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When a body is discovered along an ancient, isolated track in the rugged British countryside, seasoned mountaineer and amateur sleuth Melinda Pink finds herself drawn into a web of secrets, suspicion, and murder that the remote landscape seems determined to keep buried. The Corpse Road is a taut and atmospheric crime novel set against the dramatic backdrop of the English fells, where Gwen Moffat masterfully blends the procedural tension of classic detective fiction with an intimate, vivid portrait of a wild and unforgiving terrain. Moffat, herself a pioneering female mountaineer and the first woman to qualify as a British mountain guide, brings an unmatched authenticity to her fiction — the landscape is not merely a backdrop but a brooding, active presence that shapes every character and conceals every clue. Miss Pink is a quietly formidable protagonist: sharp-minded, self-reliant, and refreshingly at odds with the conventional amateur detective archetype. Rich in local atmosphere and laced with procedural intrigue, this novel stands as a sterling example of the British regional crime tradition — and leaves the reader wondering what other dark secrets the hills might yet surrender.