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The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori

The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori( )
Author: Barnard, Robert
ISBN:978-0-7432-2427-7
Publication Date:Mar 2002
Publisher:Scribner
Imprint:Scribner
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

The body of a young man, almost naked, found in the car park behind a Haworth restaurant marks the beginning of the case, and it is his identity that is the first puzzle for DC Charlie Peace and his superior, Detective Superintendent Oddie. But before long the puzzle that most concerns them is the nature of the close-knit artistic community where Declan O'Hearn had acted as odd-job boy. The little knot of people seem united less by their ability as painters than by a common worship of...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.664 Pounds
Author Biography
Barnard, Robert (Author)
Robert Barnard 1936-2013

Robert Barnard was born in Essex, England on November 23, 1936. He read English at Balliol College, Oxford. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was a professor. His first novel, Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including A Cry from the Dark, The Bones in the Attic, Posthumous Papers, Death in a Cold Climate, Sheer Torture, Political Suicide, The Missing Brontë, The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori, and A Charitable Body. He also wrote an illustrated biography of Emily Brontë and A Brontë Encyclopedia, compiled with Louise Barnard. He received numerous awards including the Nero Wolfe, Anthony, Agatha, Edgar and Macavity Awards. In 2003, he won the CWA Diamond Dagger Award for a lifetime of achievement. He died on September 19, 2013 at the age of 76.

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