Guilt on the Lily

Richard Patton #5

by Roger Ormerod

While traveling around Europe with his wife Amelia, retired detective Richard Patton receives an urgent message too late--its sender is found murdered and Patton, attracted to the mystery, uncovers the involvement of several of his former colleagues

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Roger Ormerod was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He worked as a county court officer, an executive officer in the Department of Social Security, a postman, and a shop loader in an engineering factory.

Reviews

[Sebastian Barrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually enjoyed this story as it was slightly less taxing on the brain. Patton receives a letter from a lady asking for help. It then transpired that as the letter took so long to catch up with Patton, she was already dead. The investigation begins.
Problem being that this all happens in the patch that Patton was responsible for when a police officer. And when he had retired from there under a slight cloud, he had friends and enemies within the force.A
Still plenty of twists and turns as well as suspects but a good mystery thriller non the less

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Retired detective Patton finally receives a letter (4 months after posted) requesting his help from a Linda Court. On investigation he finds she is dead. He starts to ask questions.
An enjoyable modern mystery