The Reluctant Investigator

by Frank Lean

Billy Fox has disposed of fourteen women and gruesome evidence provi-des an open and shut caes. But when David Cunane is employed to help research Billy's 'true life' story he soon reckons that nothing is what it seems. Somebody is trying to beat Billy's total. Is it a new killer? Or have the police - headed by Chief Inspector Sinclair - got the wrong man? A brilliant, topical, totally original crime thriller which keeps you guessing to the bitter end.

Genres: Mystery, Crime

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 1997

About the author

Frank Lean is the pen name of Frank Leneghan; he was educated at Thornleigh College, Bolton and Keele University where he read history and politics. He then worked at an inner-city school in Manchester, where he taught history and computer studies. He give up teaching to write full time.

Reviews

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: Billy Fox has disposed of 14 women. The evidence says it is an open-and-shut case. Is it all what it seems? Is he the wrong man?

[Brigitte]

I picked this one up at the McGill bookfair, and it said it was listed for the CWA Gold Dagger award.