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Cold in the Earth: DI Marjory Fleming Book 1
Aline Templeton
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Description for Cold in the Earth: DI Marjory Fleming Book 1
Paperback. Atmospheric and suspenseful classic crime introducing a strong new protagonist to delight readers of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson. Num Pages: 368 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
If you're looking for a gripping new crime series, you'll love Aline Templeton. Featuring DI Marjory Fleming - 'Big Marge' - and set in Galloway. If you enjoy novels by Ann Cleeves, Faith Martin, Val McDermid and LJ Ross, try Cold in the Earth.
'The crime czar of the Scottish small town!' Val McDermid
Death is in the air. Death is on the ground. Death is everywhere for the people of Galloway.
As a catastrophic virus devastates the Scottish countryside, killing cattle and destroying lives, a body is discovered in a dug-up field. Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming ... Read morefinds herself at the stormy heart of a troubled, trapped community.
Thousands of miles away in New York, Laura resolves to unearth the dark secrets of her past. Determined to find the truth about her older sister's disappearance fifteen years ago.
A dead body, a missing girl, and a mysterious family's dangerous obsession with bull running provide a sinister backdrop to DI Fleming's first murder investigation. And as the cold shadow of death looms ever larger over this quiet corner of rural Britain, one thing becomes clear: it won't be her last.
Reader reviews:
'An engaging thriller which also touched me emotionally'
'A beautifully written crime thriller . . . Gripping from start to finish'
'Great to come across a new to me author who writes so well, a cut above so many police procedurals'
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Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
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About Aline Templeton
Aline Templeton lives in Edinburgh with her husband, in a house with a balcony built by an astronomer to observe the stars over the beautiful city skyline. She has worked in education and broadcasting and has written numerous articles and stories for newspapers and magazines. Her books have been published in translation in several European countries as well ... Read moreas in the United States. Show Less
Reviews for Cold in the Earth: DI Marjory Fleming Book 1
Templeton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics
Literary Review on Last Act of All
Templeton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics
Literary Review on Last Act of All
Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series ... Read moreis planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read.
Margaret Yorke
Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read.
Margaret Yorke
Aline Templeton has been producing quietly intelligent, carefully plotted thrillers for years. Templeton creates a tight, convincing band of characters and has the ability to spin her story beyond immediate events to paint a picture of a small rural community in crisis. She is good at managing her plot and revealing details slowly. She has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche.
Scotsman
Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read.
Margaret Yorke
Aline Templeton anatomises a rural community, provides a contemporary gothic frisson and introduces a strong and sympathetic series character. The result is an unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
Andrew Taylor
A compelling read
Margaret Yorke
An unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
Andrew Taylor
Templeton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics
Literary Review on LAST ACT OF ALL
This astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour
The Times on NIGHT AND SILENCE
Templeton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village
Scotsman on LAST ACT OF ALL
Aline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things
Hampstead & Highgate Express on THE TRUMPET
A finely written and strongly characterised novel
Oxford Times on PAST PRAYING FOR
This astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour
The Times on NIGHT AND SILENCE
Aline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things
Hampstead & Highgate Express on THE TRUMPET
A thoroughly gripping read, taut, well-constructed, sound and erudite
Margaret Yorke on PAST PRAYING FOR
Templeton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics
Literary Review on LAST ACT OF ALL
Templeton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village
Scotsman on LAST ACT OF ALL
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