A Recipe For Murder
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When a seemingly ordinary set of circumstances conceals a deadly design, Jeffrey Ashford's A Recipe for Murder draws readers into a taut and masterfully constructed world of crime, deception, and moral ambiguity. Set against the understated backdrop of English provincial life, the novel chronicles a web of suspicious events that forces its protagonist — a shrewd and methodical investigator — to untangle a conspiracy where the line between the guilty and the innocent is deliberately blurred. Ashford's signature procedural precision drives the narrative forward with relentless momentum, each revelation carefully measured to sustain maximum suspense. A prolific voice in British crime fiction, Jeffrey Ashford — the pen name of Welsh author Roderic Jeffries — brings to A Recipe for Murder the same rigorous authenticity and psychological depth that distinguished his long career. His prose is clean and disciplined, yet charged with an unsettling undercurrent that transforms the mundane into the sinister. Published by the respected house of John Long, this novel stands as a compelling testament to the golden tradition of British detective fiction — and leaves the reader wondering whether justice, in the end, is ever truly served.
Author: Jeffrey Ashford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, John Long
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When a seemingly ordinary set of circumstances conceals a deadly design, Jeffrey Ashford's A Recipe for Murder draws readers into a taut and masterfully constructed world of crime, deception, and moral ambiguity. Set against the understated backdrop of English provincial life, the novel chronicles a web of suspicious events that forces its protagonist — a shrewd and methodical investigator — to untangle a conspiracy where the line between the guilty and the innocent is deliberately blurred. Ashford's signature procedural precision drives the narrative forward with relentless momentum, each revelation carefully measured to sustain maximum suspense. A prolific voice in British crime fiction, Jeffrey Ashford — the pen name of Welsh author Roderic Jeffries — brings to A Recipe for Murder the same rigorous authenticity and psychological depth that distinguished his long career. His prose is clean and disciplined, yet charged with an unsettling undercurrent that transforms the mundane into the sinister. Published by the respected house of John Long, this novel stands as a compelling testament to the golden tradition of British detective fiction — and leaves the reader wondering whether justice, in the end, is ever truly served.