The Killing of Ellis Martin

by Lucretia Grindle and Mucretia Grindle

Book Overview

With her debut novel, newcomer Lucretia Grindle has written a compelling mystery--the first in a new series featuring the laconic Inspector Ross. In the village of Wildesham, the greatest threat to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671748459
• ISBN13: 9780671748456
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Well Written British Mystery

While not perhaps scintillating, The Killing of Ellis Martin is an engrossing crime novel. Published in 1993 it introduces Inspector Ross. Still mourning the death of his young wife from disease, Ross has moved from Scotland Yard to a country police force. There he is confronted with the murder of a wealthy, young woman, Ellis Martin. Ellis was part of a social group that was deeply divided by permission granted by the local government to build a hauling depot in a former beauty spot. Ellis had her own set of enemies though as she trampled friends and neighbors carelessly underfoot in her pursuit of happiness. Nicely atmospheric, with a good cast of eccentric characters, The Killing of Ellis Martin deserves to be better known.