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A COTSWOLDS MURDER a gripping crime mystery full of twists (Inspector John Crow Book 6) Kindle Edition

by ROY LEWIS (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 2,414 ratings
Looking for a classic murder mystery from an acclaimed crime writer?

Discover Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard. Enjoy a beautifully told story from a time before smart phones and DNA testing. Full of twists and turns, this will have you gripped from start to finish.

THIS BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS “A PART OF VIRTUE.”

“A genuine whodunit with a plethora of likely murderers, a remote setting, a rustic sex life, an engaging cop and even a timetable” Western Daily Express

MURDER AMIDST THE COTSWOLDS BEAUTY

Chuck Lindop is found with his head bashed in at the caravan site he manages. He was a charming man, but something of a rogue.

Inspector Crow arrives in the idyllic Cotswolds to find out who killed him. There had been a lot of comings and goings at the caravan park and many of those involved didn’t like Chuck.

And was Chuck involved in a recent outbreak of burglaries? There’s also the problem that the area was full of visitors for Stowford fair.

Who wanted Chuck dead and why?

A fiendish mystery for Detective Crow to solve in his inimitable way.

Set in England in the early 70s, this is the sixth book to feature Inspector John Crow. More coming soon.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITER

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ruth Rendell, P.D. James and Peter Robinson.

Roy Lewis is one of the most critically acclaimed crime writers of his generation.

PRAISE FOR ROY LEWIS MYSTERIES

“Each Lewis seems to better the last. Here is an intriguing puzzle and likely police work and a fine picture of Northumbrian society and countryside” The Times

“Roy Lewis has demonstrated an enviable range both in geography and style…a nice neat story” The Financial Times

“Lots of cunning complications embracing conservation and financial fiddles” The Guardian

“A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with an interesting and likeable hero” Times Literary Supplement

“Chilly drama with some stirring cliff hanger” Sunday Telegraph

THE DETECTIVE
Skeletally-built, mild-mannered Inspector John Crow is established in the Murder Squad in London and constantly meets hostility when he is called upon to work on murder cases in regional crime squads in Wales and the Midlands. He displays strong moral feelings, and a sensitivity which brings him into conflict with regional staff as he doggedly and successfully pursues the truth in cases where he is called in.

INSPECTOR JOHN CROW BOOKS
Book 1: A LOVER TOO MANY
Book 2: ERROR OF JUDGMENT
Book 3: THE WOODS MURDER
Book 4: MURDER FOR MONEY
Book 5: MURDER IN THE MINE
Book 6: A COTSWOLDS MURDER
Book 7: A FOX HUNTING MURDER
Book 8: A DARTMOOR MURDER

ERIC WARD BOOKS
Book 1: THE SEDLEIGH HALL MURDER
Book 2: THE FARMING MURDER
Book 3: THE QUAYSIDE MURDER
Book 4: THE DIAMOND MURDER
Book 5: THE GEORDIE MURDER
Book 6: THE SHIPPING MURDER
Book 7: THE CITY OF LONDON MURDER

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PTZWFS9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books crime thrillers and mystery (18 March 2019)
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Customers enjoy the book's engaging storyline and well-developed characters. They find the main character sympathetic and appreciate the old-fashioned police work without modern jargon. The book is described as an entertaining read for crime fiction fans.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find the story engaging and relaxing to read at night. The series is enjoyable and non-challenging.

"Well structured, articulate, diverting, non challenging read like most of his books. 4 stars may be a bit high but 3 is too low." Read more

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"Easy reading enjoying the storyline and the characters who make up the plot. I will certainly read more of Roy Lewis's stories...." Read more

"...Roy writes a good if cluttered story. It is entertaining but hard work in places as the red herrings aren't subtle...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Character development’4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed main character and his experiences. They also enjoy the sympathetic portrayal of Inspector Crowe.

"...Loved the well developed main character and his experiences depicted so well. Great series!" Read more

"Easy reading enjoying the storyline and the characters who make up the plot. I will certainly read more of Roy Lewis's stories...." Read more

"I'm new to this author. I did enjoy his sympathetic portrayal of Inspector Crowe. He is very whimsical and perceptive, charming and empathetic...." Read more

"Interesting character is Inspector Crow. I enjoy the different locations and observations over the local charactierisations...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the detective story. They find it a good yarn for crime fiction fans. The detective is not hard-edged and relies on cursing and cynicism to get his man. It's good old-fashioned police work without all the technical scientific jargon.

"...I will certainly read more of Roy Lewis's stories. A good detective story works for me." Read more

"...Not a hard-edged modern detective who relies on cursing and cynicism to get his man. A novel where everyone who isn't a cop is a criminal." Read more

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  • Thislo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good, relaxing night time read.
    Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2020
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    Well structured, articulate, diverting, non challenging read like most of his books. 4 stars may be a bit high but 3 is too low.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maintaining quality of storyline
    Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2020
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    Roy Lewis never faulted with his storyline across all his novels.
    As a traveller to Newcastle I enjoyed being able to remember the various locations constantly mention throughout his writings.
    Loved the well developed main character and his experiences depicted so well.
    Great series!
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  • J J
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
    Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2020
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    Easy reading enjoying the storyline and the characters who make up the plot. I will certainly read more of Roy Lewis's stories. A good detective story works for me.
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  • Mrs. J. Richmond
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great yarn for Crime Fiction aficiandos.
    Reviewed in Australia on 2 January 2020
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    I'm new to this author. I did enjoy his sympathetic portrayal of Inspector Crowe. He is very whimsical and perceptive, charming and empathetic. Not a hard-edged modern detective who relies on cursing and cynicism to get his man. A novel where everyone who isn't a cop is a criminal.
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  • Peter the constant reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Old fashioned policing
    Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2019
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    Catching a bus to commit crime, goodness gracious. The setting is faithfully written including the treatment and role of women and men in that era.

    Set in a seedy caravan park there is a murder of a vicious petty criminal, the manager. The story is complicated by the number of possible suspects who occupy the lower rungs of society.

    Roy writes a good if cluttered story. It is entertaining but hard work in places as the red herrings aren't subtle. It takes a while for the glaring error to become obvious to the police. Not exacting to figure it out but still a good read
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  • Mrs. Margarete Holden
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good who done it
    Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2019
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    Written by the Same author as Dartmor murders. Also kept me interested till the end
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  • Tamborine Girl
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great location
    Reviewed in Australia on 29 August 2019
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    Interesting character is Inspector Crow. I enjoy the different locations and observations over the local charactierisations. I can recommend these books.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted and changing
    Reviewed in Australia on 15 December 2019
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    I picked the killer almost immediately after the murder, but, wasn't sure. It was like I'd read the book before, and knew.
    ...but I hadn't.
    The story evolves with all these other details, crimes and suppositions.
    All solved, then not...I was right.
    Good story.
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  • Kindle Customer Edith English
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 July 2019
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    Mr. Lewis is an outstanding writer. A Cotswold Murder is located in my most favorite place in earth; The Cotswold. The story is interesting. The only problem is that there is too much detail for my liking. The book still deserves 5 stars.
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  • terry steels
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Cotswolds Murder
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2019
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    A most excellent read, full of twists and turns and red herrings. All I have come to expect from this author.
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  • Loves Reading!
    5.0 out of 5 stars A true surprise ending!!
    Reviewed in Canada on 9 May 2019
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    This book had me hooked from the first page. Thought I knew the culprit, but the surprise at the end was amazing
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  • Jean Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Cotswold Murder
    Reviewed in Spain on 8 September 2019
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    Roy Lewis writes such a good book. His character Superintenda t John Crow of Scotland Yard is sent to Cornwall to unravel yet another Mercer mystery. Cleverly written, full of suspects but Crow finds his answers. Highly recommended.
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  • Glynn Young
    4.0 out of 5 stars You may think you know what happened
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 May 2019
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    Chuck Lindop manages a site for vans in the English Cotswolds. The site is what Americans would call a trailer park. He’s something of a bully, and he’s always willing to take advantage of women. He also never seems to be around when the owner of the site comes around to look at the books. And the books need looking at.

    When Lindop’s body is found on the site, his head bashed by an iron pipe, the suspects abound. And the reader of this rather classic mystery story thinks he knows who did the deed. As it turns out, the reader may know less than he thinks he does, even knowing many of the facts.

    Is the killer the young man bullied by Lindop, the young man whose wife started labor the night of the murder? Was it the woman in another van who had been shamefully taken advantage of? Was it the man whose wife had run off after a fling with Lindop? Or was it some of the criminal types in the area who seem to have had themselves mixed up with the dead manager?

    Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard arrives, to help the local police. He painstakingly recreates the timing of the crime, and where everyone was. He discovers that virtually all of the suspects had an alibi. The crime looks insoluble.

    “A Cotswolds Murder” by Roy Lewis begins as something that reads like a serious literary novel and then becomes a vintage mystery story, It was first published in 1975 under the title of A Part of Virtue, and it’s now been republished along with several other Inspector Crow mysteries.

    Lewis is also the other of some 60 other mysteries, novels, and short story collections. His Inspector Crow series includes “A Lover Too Many,” “Murder in the Mine,” “The Woods Murder,” “Error of Judgment,” and “Murder for Money,” among others. He lives in northern England.

    The reader of “A Cotswolds Murder” thinks he knows the killer’s identity almost from the beginning; it seems this will be a mystery of how the detective unravels the crime. But it changes several times, with a final twist that delivers a punch.
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