The Blood-Dimmed Tide: A John Madden Mystery"Unnerving... from [a] richly textured background, Airth draws a vivid cast of full-bodied characters and a plot that satisfies."—The New York Times Book Review With the publication of the New York Times Notable Book River of Darkness, Rennie Airth established himself as a master of suspense. The Blood-Dimmed Tide, set in 1932, marks the return of the beloved Inspector John Madden, whose discovery of a young girl's mutilated corpse near his home in rural England brings him out of retirement despite his wife's misgivings. Soon he finds himself chasing a killer whose horrific crime could have implications far afield in a Europe threatened by the rise of Hitler. A riveting, atmospheric, multilayered mystery, this intense and intelligent tale more than delivers on the promise of Rennie Airth's first thriller. |
Contents
Section 19 | 189 |
Section 20 | 215 |
Section 21 | 225 |
Section 22 | 232 |
Section 23 | 246 |
Section 24 | 251 |
Section 25 | 254 |
Section 26 | 259 |
Section 9 | 69 |
Section 10 | 85 |
Section 11 | 90 |
Section 12 | 110 |
Section 13 | 118 |
Section 14 | 126 |
Section 15 | 139 |
Section 16 | 147 |
Section 17 | 165 |
Section 18 | 182 |
Section 27 | 266 |
Section 28 | 278 |
Section 29 | 281 |
Section 30 | 290 |
Section 31 | 297 |
Section 32 | 301 |
Section 33 | 308 |
Section 34 | 317 |
Section 35 | 327 |
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