Death and the Princess
New York: Dell Publishing CO., Inc., 1985. New Dell Edition [stated]. First Dell printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [4], 185, [5] pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Perry Trethowan #2. Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. His first crime novel, A Little Local Murder, was published in 1976. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsø in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. Barnard said that his favorite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. Under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable, Robert Barnard published two standalone novels and two alternate history books starring Wolfgang Mozart as a detective, he having survived to old age. Princess Helena had only a distant claim to the throne but when her friends and lovers start turning up dead, Buckingham Palace wants to know why. Assigned as British Princess Helena's personal bodyguard, Scotland Yard Detective Perry Trethowan struggles to defend his own virtue against the lascivious princess while tracking down the cold-blooded, methodical killer who is murdering her numerous lovers intent on causing a scandal that could shake the nation. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Princess Helena, Bodyguard, Scotland Yard, Perry Trethowan, Murder, Killer, Lovers, Criminal Investigation, Law Enforcement, Mystery, Detectives
ISBN: 0440121531
[Book #75853]
Price: $45.00