The False Inspector Dew
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ISBN: 1569472556 / Publisher: Soho Crime, October 2001
Alma Webster's passionate love affair with dentist Walter Baranov leads to the murder of his wife, the couple's journey to the United States, and a shipboard murder that Walter, having hidden his identity under the alias Inspector Dew, is asked to investigate. Reprint.
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“Absolutely riveting . . . A masterpiece. I defy anyone to foresee the outcome.”—Ruth RendellThe year is 1921. A passionate affair between voracious romance reader Alma Webster and her dentist, Walter Baranov, has led to his wife’s murder. The lovers take flight aboard the Mauretania and the dentist takes the name of Inspector Dew, the detective who arrested the notorious wifekiller Dr. Crippen. But, in a disquieting twist, a murder occurs aboard ship and the captain invites “Inspector Dew” to investigate.
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