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Death of an Innocent (Chief Inspector Woodend Mysteries Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Sally Spencer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
'Superior work from a best-selling British author' - Library Journal





A man and a young woman are found blasted away by a rifle in a remote farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors. But where is the farmer, why did he have such swanky furniture in his living room, and who on earth are the victims? Charlie Woodend isn't amused with the people who are getting under his feet as he starts to grapple with these questions, but his steps are abruptly halted when the Deputy Chief Constable decides that, this time, Woodend's high-handedness has gone too far.





Woodend may have been suspended but his sense of justice can't let go. And it won't let go however much resistance he encounters and from whom. But as Woodend is depressed to discover, when the people who are determined to keep you down are all-powerful, sheer will-power just isn't enough.
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  1. Book 8 of 20
    Chief Inspector Woodend Mysteries
  2. Print length
    212 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Severn House
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  6. Publication date
    December 22, 2012
  7. File size
    504 KB
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"A classic 'locked room' double-murder case" ― Publishers Weekly

"Superior work from a best-selling British author" ― Library Journal

"More than enough guilt to go round in Spencer's chilling ninth" ― Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Spencer was born and brought up in Cheshier. She has been a teacher in England and Iran.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AQK2G38
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 504 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448300853
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 8 of 20 ‏ : ‎ Chief Inspector Woodend Mysteries
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    4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings

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Sally Spencer

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Sally Spencer is a pen name, first adopted when the author (actually called Alan Rustage) was writing sagas and it was almost obligatory that a woman's name appeared on the cover (other authors like Emma Blair and Mary Jane Staples are also men). However, Alan uses James Garcia Woods as his pen name for the mysteries set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.

Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a teacher. In 1978-79 he was working in Iran and witnessed the fall of the Shah. He got used to having rifles - and, one occasion, a rocket launcher - pointed at him by both soldiers and revolutionaries, but he was never entirely comfortable with it.

He lived in Madrid for over twenty years, and still considers it the most interesting and exciting city he has ever visited, but for the last few years he has opted for a quieter life in the seaside town of Calpe, on the Costa Blanca.

His first series of books were historical sagas set in Cheshire (where he grew up) and London. They were very popular with his English readers, but his American readers find the dialect something of a strain.

He has written twenty books featuring DCI Woodend (a character based partly on a furniture dealer he used to play dominoes with) and thirteen (so far!) about Woodend's protegé Monika Paniatowski. His DI Blackstone books are set in Victorian/Edwardian London, New York and Russia, and the DI Ruiz books have as their backdrop the Spanish Civil War.

Alan is a competitive games player who likes bridge and pub quizzes. It is only by enforcing iron discipline that he doesn't play video games all the time.

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  • moderatelymoderate
    5.0 out of 5 stars OK
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022
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    Not the best in the series because I didn't understand why the body was kept where it was. However I'm giving the book five stars because the three bad reviews are too many in my opinion.
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  • MaxiReader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t miss this unpretentious, tightly crafted mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
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    I am an author and a voracious reader. The plot is mesmerizing, the character development totally believable. We know from early on who the corrupt villains are, but finding the evidence is the crux of the tale. I could not put it down.
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  • Kathy M. Penn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Sally Spencer
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015
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    I love the Sally Spencer books and find every single one to be entertaining.
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  • Margaret Batchelder
    5.0 out of 5 stars Like this series
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2016
    I had read this before, but guess I did not follow up on series. I will read more but not in order as library does not have them in order at all times
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  • Polly J.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another well constructed tale.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2022
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    Excellent, as before. Never loses sight of the victims, and gives the officers involved genuine personalities. A really good storyline.
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  • VeeJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2015
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    Always a good read, keeps you turning the pages. Enjoyed it very much.
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