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    Sable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
    The Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
    The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
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    The Inspector Knollis Mysteries Series

    By Francis Vivian

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    About this series

    At what point in the life of Edward Packman did the Angel of Death put his finger on him and say “You are mine!”?

    When Packman was killed, he died unmourned. The editor of a weekly paper, Packman was heartily hated by his staff, and where you have reason for hatred you may have motive for murder. There was no lack of s

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDean Street Press
    Release dateOct 1, 2018
    Sable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
    The Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
    The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

    Titles in the series (11)

    • 1

      The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Death of Mr. Lomas: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      “Lomas was poisoned, shaved after death, and placed in the river. He is full of whisky and the post-mortem examination will undoubtedly prove that cocaine was in the alcohol. The murderer worked on him with a lavish hand, one so lavish that it may eventually prove to be his undoing.” When Mr. Lomas visits the Chief Con

      “Lomas was poisoned, shaved after death, and placed in the river. He is full of whisky and the post-mortem examination will undoubtedly prove that cocaine was in the alcohol. The murderer worked on him with a lavish hand, one so lavish that it may eventually prove to be his undoing.” When Mr. Lomas visits the Chief Con

    • 2

      Sable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      Sable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Sable Messenger: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      If Lesley Dexter had not been a snob her husband might have lived out his three-score-and-ten years. Five years have passed without any major crime disturbing the provincial peace of the city of Burnham, and then, on an October night, a scream rends the midnight air in the residential suburb of Westford Bridge. P.C. Daker, hurryin

      If Lesley Dexter had not been a snob her husband might have lived out his three-score-and-ten years. Five years have passed without any major crime disturbing the provincial peace of the city of Burnham, and then, on an October night, a scream rends the midnight air in the residential suburb of Westford Bridge. P.C. Daker, hurryin

    • 3

      The Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Threefold Cord: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      “Of course, it’s rotten having a murder in the village, and especially in what was once my own house, but I’m not sorry that he’s gone.” Inspector Gordon Knollis heads from Scotland Yard to the village of Bowland, investigating what initially appears a trivial mystery. Mrs. Frederick Manchester’

      “Of course, it’s rotten having a murder in the village, and especially in what was once my own house, but I’m not sorry that he’s gone.” Inspector Gordon Knollis heads from Scotland Yard to the village of Bowland, investigating what initially appears a trivial mystery. Mrs. Frederick Manchester’

    • 5

      The Laughing Dog: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Laughing Dog: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Laughing Dog: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      Madeleine Burke is prepared to swear that she was Dr. Challoner’s last patient on Tuesday evening, and that he was alive and in good spirits when she bade him good night. While holidaying in Algiers, Hugh Challoner encounters the lightning-sketch artist Aubrey Highton. Highton is desirous of finding a job back in England, an

      Madeleine Burke is prepared to swear that she was Dr. Challoner’s last patient on Tuesday evening, and that he was alive and in good spirits when she bade him good night. While holidaying in Algiers, Hugh Challoner encounters the lightning-sketch artist Aubrey Highton. Highton is desirous of finding a job back in England, an

    • 4

      The Ninth Enemy: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Ninth Enemy: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Ninth Enemy: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      “Inspector, it’s—it’s dastardly!” “Mrs. Huntingdon,” said Knollis, “your choice of words is admirable!” Inspector Knollis of Scotland Yard is hoping for a nice quiet weekend in the country. Instead he is embroiled in a murder case—the death by gunshot of lo

      “Inspector, it’s—it’s dastardly!” “Mrs. Huntingdon,” said Knollis, “your choice of words is admirable!” Inspector Knollis of Scotland Yard is hoping for a nice quiet weekend in the country. Instead he is embroiled in a murder case—the death by gunshot of lo

    • 7

      The Elusive Bowman: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Elusive Bowman: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Elusive Bowman: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      “He’s dead all right. Taken him clean through the heart. It’s murder, Rose!” Michael Maddison, the host of the Fox Inn, is hellbent on preventing his sister and niece from marrying—a difficult task when both ladies are being ardently courted in the district. When one of the suitors, expert archer Harr

      “He’s dead all right. Taken him clean through the heart. It’s murder, Rose!” Michael Maddison, the host of the Fox Inn, is hellbent on preventing his sister and niece from marrying—a difficult task when both ladies are being ardently courted in the district. When one of the suitors, expert archer Harr

    • 6

      The Singing Masons: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Singing Masons: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Singing Masons: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      He shone the torch into the depths of the well. There was water at the foot of the shaft. Something dark and mis-shapen was huddled against the brickwork. What Old Heatherington doesn’t know about bee-keeping isn’t worth knowing. But the behaviour of the bees that day was extraordinary—they swarmed to a new hive

      He shone the torch into the depths of the well. There was water at the foot of the shaft. Something dark and mis-shapen was huddled against the brickwork. What Old Heatherington doesn’t know about bee-keeping isn’t worth knowing. But the behaviour of the bees that day was extraordinary—they swarmed to a new hive

    • 9

      The Ladies of Locksley: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Ladies of Locksley: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Ladies of Locksley: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      “Where are you going?” asked Knollis, as Brother Ignatius pushed back his chair. “To try to prevent a murder.” Roger Cartland was a successful and respected business man in Burnham. So all the citizens believe—until his poisoned body is found late one night in the wreckage of his car, a

      “Where are you going?” asked Knollis, as Brother Ignatius pushed back his chair. “To try to prevent a murder.” Roger Cartland was a successful and respected business man in Burnham. So all the citizens believe—until his poisoned body is found late one night in the wreckage of his car, a

    • 8

      The Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      The Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      The Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      Frank Jennings was a keen murder-mystery fan, but no one was more surprised than he to find himself mixed up in a murder mystery in real life, and that the victim was the wife of one of his own neighbours. Paul Murray was the sort of man who ought to have hanged for murder. There everybody who knew him was agreed. It was on the qu

      Frank Jennings was a keen murder-mystery fan, but no one was more surprised than he to find himself mixed up in a murder mystery in real life, and that the victim was the wife of one of his own neighbours. Paul Murray was the sort of man who ought to have hanged for murder. There everybody who knew him was agreed. It was on the qu

    • 10

      Darkling Death: An Inspector Knollis Mystery
      Darkling Death: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Darkling Death: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      Grayson tipped back his head, and stared at the ceiling. Herby was certainly not liked, but who on earth, apart from himself, hated him sufficiently to think of murder? As he waits for the Norfolk-bound train to steam from its London terminus, Brother Ignatius experiences a strange premonition. Quite suddenly he knows that a man o

      Grayson tipped back his head, and stared at the ceiling. Herby was certainly not liked, but who on earth, apart from himself, hated him sufficiently to think of murder? As he waits for the Norfolk-bound train to steam from its London terminus, Brother Ignatius experiences a strange premonition. Quite suddenly he knows that a man o

    • 11

      Dead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery
      Dead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery

      Dead Opposite the Church: A Golden Age Mystery

      Francis Vivian
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      At what point in the life of Edward Packman did the Angel of Death put his finger on him and say “You are mine!”? When Packman was killed, he died unmourned. The editor of a weekly paper, Packman was heartily hated by his staff, and where you have reason for hatred you may have motive for murder. There was no lack of s

      At what point in the life of Edward Packman did the Angel of Death put his finger on him and say “You are mine!”? When Packman was killed, he died unmourned. The editor of a weekly paper, Packman was heartily hated by his staff, and where you have reason for hatred you may have motive for murder. There was no lack of s

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    Francis Vivian

    Francis Vivian was born Arthur Ernest Ashley in 1906 at East Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was the younger brother of noted photographer Hallam Ashley. Vivian laboured for a decade as a painter and decorator before becoming an author of popular fiction in 1932. In 1940 he married schoolteacher Dorothy Wallwork, and the couple had a daughter. After the Second World War he became assistant editor at the Nottinghamshire Free Press and circuit lecturer on many subjects, ranging from crime to bee-keeping (the latter forming a major theme in the Inspector Knollis mystery The Singing Masons). A founding member of the Nottingham Writers' Club, Vivian once awarded first prize in a writing competition to a young Alan Sillitoe, the future bestselling author. The eleven Inspector Knollis mysteries were published between 1941 and 1959. In the novels, ingenious plotting and fair play are paramount. A colleague recalled that 'the reader could always arrive at a correct solution from the given data. Inspector Knollis never picked up an undisclosed clue which, it was later revealed, held the solution to the mystery all along.' Francis Vivian died on April 2, 1979 at the age of 73.

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