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Peter Larner

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Lewis Carroll and Margery Williams

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CRIME FICTION

Where has Jack Daly been since he put away his arch-enemy Reggie Harrison eight years ago? Did Jack’s erratic career come to an end in 2016 when he was sentenced to life imprisonment himself for murder? Or is it to be resurrected or brought to an abrupt end by Harrison? Jack Daly’s Last Case is the sixth and final part of the sleuth’s adventures.
Havering author Peter Larner is ending his six-book crime series with the final chapter in Jack Daly’s crime capers. Jack Daly’s Last Case—The Anagram Murder is out on November 24th.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

The second book in the adventures of Cribble will be published in time for Christmas. After the success of Noel, Noel, last year, Cribble returns in Fiery Forest.
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	Farewell Bright Star: The first love and last days of John Keats 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harpoon Force (Jack Daly mystery Book 4) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Deathbed Confessions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Isobel stirred slowly from a night of disturbed sleep. She remembered the rumbling thunder and the flashes of lightning. And she convinced herself these events all happened last night, but what of those other, strange recollections that troubled her thoughts? Such illusions shape dreams, yet they seem very real. The elf, the peculiar words he spoke, and the mysterious world he fashioned Read more of this blog post »

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