A Study in Death
A Study in Death by Iain McDowall is a first edition published by Piatkus in 2000, featuring 192 pages in English. This mystery novel follows the investigation into the murder of Dr. Roger Harvey, an academic with a passion for women and European history. As Detective Sergeant Ian Kerr and Detective Chief Inspector Frank Jacobson delve into the case, they encounter a lack of clear motives and insights from Harvey’s acquaintances, complicating their efforts to solve the crime.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that explores the complexities of the investigation, which leads the detectives from Crowby University to Amsterdam. The story intertwines elements of police procedural and mystery, revealing connections to the software industry and New Age cultists in the English Lake District. As the detectives grapple with the case’s challenges, personal pressures mount, adding depth to their characters and the unfolding mystery.
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Dr. Roger Harvey, an academic who pursues women and European history with equal passion, is found murdered in his apartment. Detective Sargent Ian Kerr and Detective Chief Inspector Frank Jacobson can discern no obvious motive for the murder. Harvey didn’t do serious drugs and didn’t have a criminal record. Not even his closest friends can throw any light on the mystery that threatens to unravel in every direction. Kerr and Jacobson find the case difficult to crack, which increases Jacobson’s dependence on alcohol, and puts more pressure on Kerr’s disintegrating marriage.
To untangle the dark threads of the mystery, the case takes them from Crowby University to Amsterdam, and involves everything from million dollar machinations in the software industry, to New Age cultists in the English Lake District.
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