The Herring Seller's Apprentice

Elsie & Ethelred #1

L. C. Tyler (Author)

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English

Allison & Busby
10 December 2015

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Elsie & Ethelred

Join crime writer Ethelred Tressider as he investigates the case of his vanished ex-wife, all whilst his midlife crisis looms and his latest novel has come to a standstill, much to the annoyance of his literary agent.

Ethelred Tressider is a crime writer with problems. His latest novel is going nowhere, mid-life crisis is looming and he's burdened by the literary agent he probably deserves: Elsie Thirkettle, a diminutive but determined individual who claims to enjoy neither the company of writers nor literature of any sort. But however bad things look they can always get worse, as Ethelred discovers when his ex-wife, Geraldine, vanishes close to his Sussex home. When the disappearance becomes a murder enquiry, the police quickly decide that Geraldine Tressider has been the victim of a local serial killer. Elsie begs to differ, on the grounds that the killer's other victims had been Sad Cows, whereas Geraldine was a Scheming Bitch - another species entirely - and no serious serial killer would murder one in mistake for the other . . . Soon the indefatigable Elsie has bullied Ethelred into embarking upon his own investigation, but as their enquiries proceed, she begins to suspect that her client's own alibi is not as solid as he claims. The Herring Seller's Apprentice is an appallingly funny murder mystery, packed with dizzying plot twists and peopled by a memorable cast of eccentrics.

By: L. C. Tyler (Author)
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780749018269
ISBN 10: 0749018267
Series: Elsie & Ethelred
Publication Date: 10 December 2015
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

L C Tyler was born in Southend-on-Sea and educated at Oxford and City Universities. He has won awards for his writing, and regularly contributes to national newspapers including The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. He is the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association and a CWA short story Dagger judge. L C Tyler lives in Islington, London.Follow him on Twitter: @lenctyler Author's Website: www.lctyler.com