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A week's holiday in a luxurious hotel is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But his vacation ends dramatically with the discovery of a dead body in the whirlpool bath. Despite a suspicious lack of cooperation from the local constabulary, Kincaid's keen sense of duty won't allow him to ignore the heinous crime, impelling him to send for his enthusiastic young assistant, Sergeant Gemma James. But the stakes are raised significantly when a second murder occurs, and Kincaid and James find themselves locked in a determined hunt for a fiendish felon looking for fresh blood …
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"[Crombie] scrupulously observes all the dear old genre conventions, from the intricate puzzle plot to the closed circle of suspicious parties who are caught up in its machinations…Well calculated…pays off smartly."
New York Times Book Review
"This polished mystery seems more the work of a seasoned genre master than the first novel it is."
Publisher Weekly
"[A] ruthless murderer…[A] surprising motive…A thoroughly entertaining mystery…Kincaid is a likable, intelligent, and perceptive chap."
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- SeriesDuncan Kincaid & Gemma James #1