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A Question of Proof
A Question of Proof
Oct 31, 2024 1:17 AM

Author:Nicholas Blake

A Question of Proof

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BEAST MUST DIE - NOW A BRITBOX SERIES

The annual Sports Day at respected public school Sudeley Hall ends in tragedy when the headmaster's obnoxious nephew is found strangled in a haystack. The boy was despised by staff and students alike, but English master Michael Evans, who was seen sharing a kiss with the headmaster's beautiful young wife earlier that day, soon becomes a prime suspect for the murder. Luckily, his friend Nigel Strangeways, nephew to the Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, is on hand to help investigate the case.

A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.

Reviews

A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!

—— Jane Corry, on 'The Day of the Accident'

Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page

—— Claire Douglas, on 'The Day of the Accident'

A stunning book. Compelling, unsettling and powerful this is a book that will stay with me for a long time

—— C. L. Taylor, on 'The Day of the Accident'

With a twist that'll make you want to read the entire book in one afternoon, we don't blame you if you struggle to put this one down!

—— Crafts Beautiful Magazine

James Patterson is the boss. End of.

—— IAN RANKIN

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

—— STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series

Patterson is in a class by himself.

—— VANITY FAIR

Praise for Matthew Frank

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A gripping murder story ... Frank brilliantly maintains a balance between the demands of a complex plot and his character's difficulty in returning to civilian life

—— Sunday Times

Outstanding characterisation, passion, perfect dialogue and pinpoint plotting

—— Crime Review

Well researched and totally convincing

—— Sunday Mirror

Joe Stark is such a terrific hero, full of flaws and compassion and the sort of quiet heroism that you rarely see these days, even in fiction. One of those books I want to bulk buy and press into the hands of everyone I know. The writing is top-notch, the action sequences are superlative, the characters crackle off the page and the dialogue whips and zings like bullets in the dust. Read it!

—— Sarah Hilary, author of Under the Skin and No Other Darkness

Detective Sergeant Fran Millhaven is just one of the best women copper characters you'll ever meet between the covers of a book . . . but Stark is the heart of this narrative. I am so looking forward to meeting him again . . . the moment Stark crosses over from soldier to CID detective is beautiful to behold. The action scenes, too, are terrific. Riveting

—— Dana Stabenow, author of A Cold Day for Murder

Skilfully plotted, with a great clarity of style

—— Alison Joseph, Chair of the Crime Writer's Association

I absolutely loved That Night . . . A fantastic read. It's my kind of page turner - perfectly calibrated psychological suspense

—— Shari Lapena

OH MY GOD! Had me absolutely gripped. It's such a stressful read (in a really good way). Claustrophobic and tense and completely absorbing. Just brilliant

—— Jane Fallon

I inhaled the entire thing in one day and I DO NOT know how she does it. What an absolute corker

—— Lindsey Kelk

That Night crept into my every waking thought. A claustrophobic, twisty novel that will have you asking "what would I do?"

—— Lia Louis

Brilliantly addictive and dark

—— Russell Kane

Praise for Gillian McAllister

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I read it in a breathless day and a half. I loved every page

—— Lisa Jewell

As tense as a piano string

—— Sunday Times

An exceptional thriller with a thumping, emotional heart

—— Heat

Addictive, clever, twisty

—— Sun

I loved this gripping and thought-provoking read

—— B. A. Paris

Tense, compelling, with a clever grand reveal

—— Daily Mail

One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever read

—— Cara Hunter

Kept me glued to every page

—— Good Housekeeping

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. Truly original

—— Paula Daly

Intelligent. Compulsive. Heart-wrenching. Unforgettable

—— Jane Corry

Brilliantly written

—— Fiona Barton

A thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart

—— Woman & Home

Ingeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

—— Louise Candlish
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