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    Coffin and the Paper Man

    By Gwendoline Butler

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    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…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateJun 12, 2014
    ISBN9780007544707
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    Coffin and the Paper Man
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    Gwendoline Butler

    Gwendoline Butler was born and brought up in south London and was one of the most universally praised of English mystery authors. Her John Coffin procedural series features the titular police inspector rising through the ranks to Commissioner in London’s Docklands area in the 1960s/70s, and eventually moving to a fictional Second City of London.

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      Many writers revel in producing immensely convoluted plots that go through intricate hoops and twsits before offering a pleasing denouement. However, to do so and retain the reader's attention and interest requires a level of skill that Ms Butler seems to lack. I found this book simply annoying and utterly unenjoyable.