Hangman's tide

Inspector Kentworthy #3

by John Buxton Hilton

GOOD VINTAGE 1975 HARDCOVER. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. INCLUDES GOOD DUST JACKET WITH EDGE WEAR. BOOK CLEAN AND TIGHT WITH SOME FADING. NO WRITING IN BOOK. ST. MARTIN'S. SHIPS FROM WA- USPS. When someone hangs a meddlesome ex-schoolteacher of an English coastal village and arranges her corpse in a macabre display, Inspector Kenworthy concocts an elaborate scheme to solve the near-perfect crime. EXPEDITED SHIPPING AVAILABLE. FICTION, THRILLER, SUSPENSE

Genres: Mystery

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

John Buxton Hilton was a British crime writer. After his war service in the army he became an Inspector of schools, before retiring in 1970 to take up full-time writing.

He wrote the Superintendent Simon Kenworthy series and the Inspector Thomas Brunt series, as well as the Inspector Mosley series under the pseudonym John Greenwood. Hilton died in Norwich.

Reviews

[Eugene · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Ya gotta tip your cap to a well written mystery, even if somewhat dated and with a very intricate plot, and one that revolves around the psychology of the parties involved rather than with action per se. Hilton makes us want to know more, and to especially find out “who dunnit,” which is the best sort of mystery. The series grows on me…

[Captain Basil · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very complex mystery and the author's gift for description pulls you into this village's world. There's a lot going on and the tension never lets up.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: someone in this village taught the nosy ex-schoolteacher a lesson with a double hanging! Inspector Kentworthy tries on a near-perfect crime.