Detective Pibble returns in three more mysteries in the CWA Gold
Dagger–winning series by a “master of the bizarre” (Louis
Untermeyer). Fired by Scotland Yard, James Pibble continues to solve
the weirdest and most difficult cases, testing his wit while traveling
to new and strange locales. Sleep and His Brother: When Pibble
arrives at McNair House after being discharged by Scotland Yard, he
discovers children there with a rare disease called Cathypny, which
renders them sleepy, fat, and gifted with telepathic powers. Detective
Pibble suspects these children are being used as bait in an
exploitative con game—and one may even be the target of an escaped
killer obsessed with the supernatural. The Lizard in the Cup:
Pibble has come to the island of Hyos to protect Greek tycoon Thanassi
Thanatos from the mob after he muscles in on their territory. Rumor
has it the crooks are eyeing Hyos for its booming drug-smuggling
industry. The mystery deepens when Detective Pibble uncovers a
monastery led by Fathers Polydore and Chrysostom, who may be the
richest men on the island. But a myth about a lizard called the
samimithi could hold the key . . . One Foot in the Grave: At
Flycatchers, a well-to-do nursing home, Detective Pibble is mired in a
listless existence—until he discovers a dead body on top of the
water tower, one of several suspicious deaths. The subsequent arrival
of a woman in black sets off a sinister chain of events, and before he
knows it, Pibble is on the case.
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Sleep and His Brother, The Lizard in the Cup, and One Foot in the Grave
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781504047104
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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