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Who could have suspected that the exciting stag party for the groom would be the prelude to the murder of his close friend Charlie Hatton? And Charlie's death was only the first in a string of puzzling murders involving small-time gangsters, cheating husbands, and loose women. Now Chief... read more
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Characters edit
- Jack Pertwee: Member of the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club. Best friend of Charlie Hatton. Jack is engaged to be married.
- George Carter: Member of the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club.
- Charlie Hatton: Member of the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club. Best friend of Jack Pertwee. Charlie is a braggart and has a knack for rubbing people the wrong way.
- Maurice Cullam: Member of the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club.
- Detective Inspector Burden: Kingsmarkham C.I.D.
- Detective Chief Inspector Wexford: Kingsmarkham C.I.D.
- Lillian Hatton: Charlie Hatton's wife.
- Dr. Crocker: Kingsmarkham medical examiner. He and D.C.I. Wexford were at school together.
- Sergeant Camb: Kingsmarkham Police Dept.
- Dorothy Fanshawe: Automobile accident survivor, recuperating in hospital at Stowerton Royal Infirmary.
- Nurse Rose: Staff member at Stowerton Royal Infirmary
- Mr. Bardsley: Lillian Hatton's brother. Charlie Hatton's employer.
- Marilyn Thompson: Finance of Jack Pertwee.
- Nora Fanshawe: Daughter of Dorothy Fanshawe and the late Jerome Fanshawe.
- Jolyon Vigo: Prosperous local dentist.
- Margaret Lewis: Nurse on staff at Princess Louise Clinic in London.
- Michael Jameson: Friend of Nora Fanshawe.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
JACK PERTWEE was getting married in the morning and the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club were in the Dragon to give him what George Carter called a send-off.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 23 in Chief Inspector Wexford. (standard series)
Preceded by Wolf to the Slaughter, and followed by A Guilty Thing Surprised.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ruth Rendell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: John Long
Country: England
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0-09-097530-8
Page Count: 184
Publisher: John Long
Country: England
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0-09-097530-8
Page Count: 184
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ4.R4132 Be PR6068.E63
- Dewey: 823.914
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