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David Mallin #16
One Deathless Hour
When the time indicated by the clock shattered by a fatal bullet is the same as the time the victim was apparently committing a murder somewhere else, detectives David Mallin and George Coe are acutely suspicious. They find themselves at opposite ends of an alibi and conclude that their client must be the murderer. After all, if the shattered clock is an attempt to fake an alibi, then it must have been a marksman's shot, and their client, Victor Abbott, happens to be a marksman.
336 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1995
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Roger Ormerod
87 books9 followersRoger 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.
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March 13, 2022
One deathless hour by Roger Ormerod.
David Mallin Detective series Book 16.
Victor Abbott is seeking an alibi for a murder it seems only he could have committed…
A man is deal: his rival in love, shot expertly with a bullet that also appears to give the exact time of the murder: 8.59.
But is this the time the murder was committed, or is Victor being set up…?Matters are further confused with the discovery of another murder, miles apart at the end of an hour’s drive, but carried out with the same revolver within minutes of the other crime. Is it even possible for both homicides to have been perpetrated by the same person? Because that’s exactly what the evidence points to…
It seems David Mallin and George Coe, never averse to a little blackmail, will have to employ all the unorthodox methods in their arsenal. While their client’s interests must be the priority, trying to keep ahead of the police investigation becomes increasingly difficult. Co-operation with Detectives Miller, Messingham and Rogerson appears to be inevitable, however reluctant. When it emerges Mallin and Coe must seek out other involved parties, a split occurs. Can the double act work separately to discover the truth?
An ok read with good characters. Slow but readable. Just took my time. 3*.
David Mallin Detective series Book 16.
Victor Abbott is seeking an alibi for a murder it seems only he could have committed…
A man is deal: his rival in love, shot expertly with a bullet that also appears to give the exact time of the murder: 8.59.
But is this the time the murder was committed, or is Victor being set up…?Matters are further confused with the discovery of another murder, miles apart at the end of an hour’s drive, but carried out with the same revolver within minutes of the other crime. Is it even possible for both homicides to have been perpetrated by the same person? Because that’s exactly what the evidence points to…
It seems David Mallin and George Coe, never averse to a little blackmail, will have to employ all the unorthodox methods in their arsenal. While their client’s interests must be the priority, trying to keep ahead of the police investigation becomes increasingly difficult. Co-operation with Detectives Miller, Messingham and Rogerson appears to be inevitable, however reluctant. When it emerges Mallin and Coe must seek out other involved parties, a split occurs. Can the double act work separately to discover the truth?
An ok read with good characters. Slow but readable. Just took my time. 3*.
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