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The Conqueror Inn (Bobby Owen #18)

E.R. Punshon

Start date: April 15, 2023

Finish date: May 7, 2023

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Oct 12, 2020 ShanDizzy rated it liked it

The lid had been nailed on but now was loose. Christopherson lifted it and showed it was filled with tightly packed bundles of one-pound notes.
“How much is there?” Bobby asked.
“I don’t know,” Christopherson replied. “I’ve touched nothing.”
“We must count it together and I’ll give you a receipt before I take it,” Bobby said. He was experiencing some surprise at finding that the tale told over the ’phone had been in no way exaggerated. The report received by ’phone that a wooden case full of bank ...more

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Apr 18, 2023 Jill rated it it was amazing

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I really enjoyed this episode in Bobby Owen's investigations. Yet another theme different from the books that have gone before. This being situated on a lonely country road that has in the past had a flourishing Inn, but now is barely used. At first, all Booby knows is that a tin full of banknotes has been found, but then he finds a freshly - dug grave shaped hole that has filled in. This contains the body of a man that has been shot and left naked within it, but the face has been so badly disfi ...more

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