The Sunken Sailor - (Henry Tibbett) by Patricia Moyes (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 264
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Series Title: Henry Tibbett
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Felony & Mayhem
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: Traditional
Author: Patricia Moyes
Language: English

About the Book

Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, are lazing on a friend's yacht, tacking from one little English sea-town to the next, and it should all be delicious indolence...except that Henry can't stop thinking about the death of a local sailor, especially when it starts looking as though it is connected to the robbery at a nearby manor-house.

Book Synopsis

Poor Inspector Tibbett! Once again, he is attempting to have a nice vacation. And once again, Crime has a different idea. This time, Tibbett and his cheerful wife, Emmy, are lazing on a friend's yacht, tacking from one little English sea-town to the next, and it should all be delicious indolence...except that Henry can't stop thinking about death. Well, one death in particular. The death of a local sailor. And he especially can't stop thinking about it when it starts looking as though the drowned sailor is somehow connected to the robbery at a nearby manor-house. As with so many of the books in this series, much of the pleasure lies in the setting's timelessness: It's officially 1961 for The Sunken Sailor, but in Berrybridge Haven, and on England's peaceful waterways, it is time out of mind.

About the Author

Patricia Moyes (1923-2000) was a British mystery writer best known for her "Henry Tibbet" series of old-fashioned mysteries. During WWII Moyes joined the Royal Air Force and became a radar operator and flight officer. Subsequently, she worked as assistant to actor and director Peter Ustinov, with whom she collaborated on a film script. She also spent some years as assistant editor for British Vogue. A cat lover, Moyes wrote two books about cats.