A young girl's body is discovered in an alleyway in London's Docklands, brutally murdered. Police chief commander John Coffin investigates. From one of the most universally praised English crime writers, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.
A young girl's body is discovered in an alleyway in London's Docklands. The brutal murder polarizes the inhabitants of the newly gentrified neighbourhood under the jurisdiction of police chief commander John Coffin.
Coffin receives a series of notes from 'the Paper Man' promising more bodies if the young girl's killer isn't caught. As the case goes unsolved, more bodies turn up, and now Coffin must deal with escalating neighbourhood turmoil, while unravelling a complex sequence of events to find two killers...
- ISBN10 0312058357
- ISBN13 9780312058357
- Publish Date 15 May 1991 (first published 21 June 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Minotaur Books
- Edition Us ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English