‘Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now’ Daily MailWelcome to Westmorland. Perhaps the most scenic county in England! Home of the poets! Land of the great artists! District of the Great lakes! And the scene of a mysterious crime…‘Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now’ Daily MailWelcome to Westmorland. Perhaps the most scenic county in England! Home of the poets! Land of the great artists! District of the Great lakes! And the scene of a mysterious crime…Swanton Morley, the People’s Professor, once again sets off in his Lagonda to continue his history of England, The County Guides.Stranded in the market town of Appleby after a tragic rail crash, Morley, his daughter Miriam and his assistant Stephen Sefton find themselves drawn into a world of country fairs, gypsy lore and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. When a woman’s body is discovered at an archaeological dig, for Morley there’s only one possible question: could it be murder?Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton as they journey along the Great North road and the Settle-Carlisle Line into the dark heart of 1930s England.Praise for Death in Devon:‘Much recommended for a frolicsome read’ Country Life Magazine‘The magnificent Morley is very good company, and Sansom has a lovely way with a mind-bending puzzle … superbly entertaining’ The Times‘The team first appeared in The Norfolk Mystery and it is largely a pleasure to encounter them again … Cheerily old-fashioned’ Times Literary SupplementPraise for ‘The Norfolk Mystery’:‘A delightful, idiosyncratic mystery … Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now’ Daily Mail‘A brilliant first outing that leaves you looking forward to the next maniacal mystery tour’ Evening StandardIAN SANSOM is the author of Paper: An Elegy and the Mobile Library Mystery series of novels. He is also a frequent contributor to the Guardian and the London Review of Books, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. Westmorland Alone is the third in his County Guide series, following The Norfolk Mystery and Death in Devon.• An absolute must-read for fans of Agatha Christie, ‘The County Guides’ brings to life a bygone age of pre-war glamour, quaint English villages and old-fashioned murder!• Third in the series, Westmorland Alone will build off the sucess off Death in Devon and The Norfolk Mystery.• The Norfolk Mystery has sold 36,500 copies TCM.• Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, the first in the series, ‘The Norfolk Mystery’ was a very popular Radio 4 Book at Bedtime last year.• Westmorland Alone features real locations and will be illustrated with guide book-style imagery throughout.Competition: The Bowness Bequest (The Lake District Mysteries). Agatha Christie;Rebecca Tope;
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