Skelton's Guide to Blazing Corpses

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David Stafford

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Murdoch Books
29 November 2022

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries

Series: Skelton’s Casebook

It is November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night, 1930. Bonfires are blazing, rockets burst. In a country lane, revellers discover a car that has been set on fire. At first they assume that this is the work of vandals taking the Guy Fawkes spirit a little too far, then they notice, sitting at the wheel, a body, charred beyond recognition. The initial assumption is that the owner of the car, Mr William Hodge, a successful travelling vacuum cleaner salesman has taken his own life by flooding the car with petrol and lighting a match. The post mortem, however, reveals that Mr Hodge was either unconscious or dead before the fire was lit.

When Tommy Blamire, a local criminal, is charged with the murder, barrister Arthur Skelton believes him to be innocent, so sets out to prove as much and ensure justice is served.

By: David Stafford
Imprint: Murdoch Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780749027247
ISBN 10: 074902724X
Series: Skelton’s Casebook
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Stafford began his career in theatre. He has written numerous dramas, comedies, biographies and documentaries including two television films working with Alexei Sayle and Benjamin Zephaniah.