On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage and rough ground, making for the coast. He wears prisoner's garb and the guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather's clothes - the bather nowhere in sight - the escapee takes the risk, changes and leaves the scene looking the part of the average beachcomber. But it can be hard to stay hidden forever. When a blackmailer intrudes for the last time upon the promising life of the man who now calls himself Mr Pottermack, a violent fate befalls him, and the stakes are set: Pottermack must avoid discovery at all costs to escape the hangman's noose for murder. When Pottermack's attempts to tamper with the evidence arouse the suspicions of the fiercely forensic Dr Thorndyke, the cat and mouse game is afoot as we follow both detective and suspect in their battle to root out - or bury - the damning truth.
| ISBN: | 9780712355469 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2024 |
| Author: | R Austin Freeman |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | British Library Crime Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic crime and mystery fiction Thriller and Suspense |
On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage and rough ground, making for the coast. He wears prisoner's garb and the guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather's clothes - the bather nowhere in sight - the escapee takes the risk, changes and leaves the scene looking the part of the average beachcomber. But it can be hard to stay hidden forever. When a blackmailer intrudes for the last time upon the promising life of the man who now calls himself Mr Pottermack, a violent fate befalls him, and the stakes are set: Pottermack must avoid discovery at all costs to escape the hangman's noose for murder. When Pottermack's attempts to tamper with the evidence arouse the suspicions of the fiercely forensic Dr Thorndyke, the cat and mouse game is afoot as we follow both detective and suspect in their battle to root out - or bury - the damning truth.
Mr Pottermack's Oversight features in the following genres: Classic crime and mystery fiction, Thriller and Suspense
Mr Pottermack's Oversight is available in Paperback
Mr Pottermack's Oversight was written by R Austin Freeman and published by British Library Publishing
Mr Pottermack's Oversight has 240 pages
Yes it is part of British Library Crime Classics series
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