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A Death at the Palace
Author(s): M. H. Baylis (Author)
- Publisher: Old Street Publishing
- Publication Date: 12 Mar. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1908699167
- ISBN-13: 9781908699169
Book Description
Reporter Rex Tracey has just recovered from his affair with Lithuanian artist Milda Majauskas when she disappears. He’s got other concerns, not least an anti-immigration group spreading hate across his beloved Tottenham, and a string of attacks on young women at the local beauty spot, Alexandra Palace. But when Rex himself becomes a suspect, he is forced to seek answers.
Amongst the tea-houses and squats, the yam shops and tower blocks of this little-glimpsed, forever-changing London, Rex unearths a trail of secrets and falsehoods, from corrupt police to illegal factories. But the truth behind Milda s fate evades him until the final twist, when Rex, and the last people to see her, must all account for their guilt.
Editorial Reviews
Review
KEVIN SAMPSON
‘With an appealing protagonist, a cast of vivid characters and a powerful sense of place, this is an excellent crime novel as well as a sharply observed slice of contemporary London life — and the good news is that it promises to be the first in a series.’
‘M.H. Baylis introduces the London borough of Tottenham to crime fiction, and it performs extremely well . . . fast-moving, committed and very entertaining’
‘A sparky, unexpected thriller . . . His delicate sense of place gives Baylis a special authenticity, which — when you add neat characterisation and plotting — make him a crime writer to watch’
‘A richly enjoyable novel, working as both a satisfyingly plotted crime thriller, and a love letter to an often-overlooked corner of London.’
