Limestone Cowboy: A DI Charlie Priest Mystery (Detective Inspector Charlie Priest Mysteries)

by StuartPawson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.72

  The sun is shining in Heckley, and the biggest case on DI Charlie Priest's books is a petty thief pinching underwear from the washing-lines of unsuspecting housewives. And the detective has another reason to be cheerful, his love life is on the up, in the form of local schoolteacher, Rosie Barraclough. But when someone starts tampering with food in the local supermarket and two people are hospitalised, Charlie must act fast to halt a media frenzy and prevent a murder. And as if that wasn't enough, intelligence soon reaches him that an organised dog-fighting ring has set up operations nearby. Charlie's relationship has reached a rocky patch too, Rosie has cooled considerably towards him and it seems she could be hiding something. When Charlie gets to the bottom of her change of heart he is somewhat concerned, but offers his help nonetheless. But, as he is about to learn, sometimes helping can only makes things worse...

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $4.51

  Times are good for Yorkshire DI Charlie Priest. His last murder case has been neatly sewn up, the weather is fine, and he has fallen for the charms of Rosie Barraclough, teacher of geology at the local high school. Chasing petty criminals is a low stress occupation, just what Charlie needs, but when two people nearly die after eating contaminated food from a local supermarket the race is on the find the culprit before it becomes a murder hunt. After Rosie learns that Charlie is a detective her feelings for him change, and he discovers that she has a dark secret. A television company is trying to make a film about her story and she cooperates with them, against Charlie's advice. He promises to help her, but sometimes helping only makes things worse...