Business Unusual
By Tim Heald
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
English politicians love to prattle on about the honest mettle of towns like Scarpington – mid-sized cities full of ugly buildings, ugly people, and a surfeit of wholesome values. In hopes of learning more about just what the nation’s heartland is up to, the Board of Trade orders special investigator Simon Bognor to relocate to Scarpington and not to return until he knows what makes the place tick. It does not take long for him to find the answer. Like everywhere else he’s ever visited, Scarpington runs on a toxic mixture of greed, sex, and murder. Bognor is sitting in on the meeting of the local Artisans’ Lodge when the keynote speaker keels over dead. Bognor has seen enough murder to know it on sight. As he looks for the culprit, he discovers dark secrets beneath Scarpington’s homely facade – and a civic character that would horrify even the most depraved of politicians.
Tim Heald
Tim Heald (b. 1944) is a journalist and author of mysteries. Born in Dorchester, England, he studied modern history at Oxford before becoming a reporter and columnist for the Sunday Times. He began writing novels in the early 1970s, starting with Unbecoming Habits (1973), which introduced Simon Bognor, a defiantly lazy investigator for the British Board of Trade. Heald followed Bognor through nine more novels, including Murder at Moose Jaw (1981) and Business Unusual (1989) before taking a two-decade break from the series, which returned in 2011 with Death in the Opening Chapter. Heald has further distinguished himself with official biographies of Prince Philip and Princess Margaret, as well as accounts of sporting heroes like cricket legends Denis Compton and Brian Johnston. He is also an experienced public speaker. Heald’s forthcoming novel, Yet Another Death in Venice (2014), is the latest in the Bognor chronicles.
Read more from Tim Heald
The Character of Cricket Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brian Johnston: The Authorized Biography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Denis Compton: The Authorized Biography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Business Unusual
Related ebooks
Business Unusual Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Business Unusual: A Simon Bognor Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr Campion's Coven Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Red Herrings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Herrings: A Simon Bognor Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Outback Marriage: A Story of Australian Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnbecoming Habits Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Traitor's Codex Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Renegade 16: Mexican Marauder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr. Punch's Scottish Humour Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJust Desserts: A Simon Bognor Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr. Punch's Scottish Humour Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMercenary: Longsword Saga Book 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBehind Closed Doors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 1. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of Whispers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSword & Shield Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlames of Rebellion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDead Man's Shoes: A Carolus Deene Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As Quiet as a Fish Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEwan Colin Coupar and a Touch of the Fae Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Brass: It's a bit of England where good companionship is the order of the day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gortin Paradox: The Coulter Confessions, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsColumbus Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Wrinklebottom and the Giant Moa: Lord Wrinklebottom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBurgo's Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Portuguese Affair Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Run to Earth: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Mystery For You
Dean Koontz: Series Reading Order - with Summaries & Checklist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Club: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"A" is for Alibi: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Life We Bury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5None of This Is True: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summit Lake Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Reacher: A Mysterious Profile Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Kept Woman: A Will Trent Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pharmacist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Flight: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Staircase: Nancy Drew #2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Good Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hunting Party: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Word Is Murder: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pieces of Her: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The River We Remember: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5False Witness: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder at the Book Club: A Gripping Crime Mystery that Will Keep You Guessing Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Did I Kill You?: A Thriller Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The People Next Door Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Sleep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Woman in the Library: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Business Unusual
2 ratings0 reviews