Inspector Hadley The Gigolo Murders

By Peter James Child

A fast moving unusual crime story set in Victorian London when in March 1882, Inspector James Hadley, assisted by Sergeant Cooper, are assigned by the Commissioner to investigate the unexplained death of his good friend, Mrs Abigail Hook, a newly married widow, and the mysterious disappearance of her husband. Inspector Hadley and Sergeant Cooper begin the investigation, but are diverted, on the orders of the Commissioner, when another wealthy widow, Mrs Lucinda Stafford, dies in similar circumstances soon after marrying Doctor James Stafford, who also disappears after his wife’s funeral. Mr Hook and Doctor Stafford cannot be traced by the detectives and the Bank accounts, held by their respective wives, have had all the available funds withdrawn in cash. A short time later, Mr Hook and Doctor Stafford meet and journey together to Paris, where they enjoy a vibrant social life before travelling to Geneva where they open accounts with a Swiss Bank. After their return to London they are quickly tracked down by the detectives and a violent confrontation ensues before they are arrested and brought to trial for murder.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yes
• Release date: Sep 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781908760227

Peter James Child

Peter James Child commenced his writing career in 1969 when he contributed 60 ‘one line’ comedy gags each week for an American Radio show called ‘FUNNYBIRDS’, which starred Goldie Hawn and Phyllis Diller. Then he turned to writing books and produced three technical books on the subject of Automotive Paint Finishes whilst he was the Quality Control Manager and Chief Test Driver at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. The books were sold world wide and are used in many technical colleges and universities. Now a full time author he has written 26 books, 5 technical and 21 novels, including the Michel Ronay series, which are amusing stories about a French taxi driver in Marseille, which have been well received. His latest novel, ‘The Macabre Murders’ is the 13 of the Inspector Hadley series set in Victorian times. He is currently writing another Inspector Hadley novel entitled ‘The ingenious Murders’ and more titles will follow this year. Alongside the above range of books are three very amusing and romantic stories about an angel called Eric. The second book entitled 'Eric and the Divorcee' is now available in eBook form while ‘Eric and the Twins’ is available in paperback and also an eBook.