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A review by mwgerard
Death of a Bookseller by Martin Edwards, Bernard Farmer
4.0
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Sergeant Wigan is on his regular beat one night when he escorts a drunken man to his house. While seeing him safely home, Wigan notices his large, impressive collection of books. The two strike up a friendship with Mike, who gives him a tutorial on the second-hand trade. Between his police shifts, Wigan begins to enjoy the thrill of searching dusty shelves or going to auctions with the possibility of finding an unknown treasure.
The great Joel himself opened the door, a blue-chinned, black-haired man in the prime of life with the build of a prizefighter and the air of a buccaneer which clung to him from the days when he raided the auction-rooms and flogged his bargains in a sack. ~Loc. 1762
Just when it seems Mike is going to make a big sale, he turns up murdered. Further complicating the situation, Wigan is convinced that the wrong man has been convicted of the crime. Now the time is ticking for an innocent man on death row as well as Wigan trying to find the true killer of his friend.
Sergeant Wigan is on his regular beat one night when he escorts a drunken man to his house. While seeing him safely home, Wigan notices his large, impressive collection of books. The two strike up a friendship with Mike, who gives him a tutorial on the second-hand trade. Between his police shifts, Wigan begins to enjoy the thrill of searching dusty shelves or going to auctions with the possibility of finding an unknown treasure.
The great Joel himself opened the door, a blue-chinned, black-haired man in the prime of life with the build of a prizefighter and the air of a buccaneer which clung to him from the days when he raided the auction-rooms and flogged his bargains in a sack. ~Loc. 1762
Just when it seems Mike is going to make a big sale, he turns up murdered. Further complicating the situation, Wigan is convinced that the wrong man has been convicted of the crime. Now the time is ticking for an innocent man on death row as well as Wigan trying to find the true killer of his friend.