The wrong hands /
by Billingham, Mark [author.].
Material type: BookSeries: A New detective Miller novel.Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024.Description: 405 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780802163097.Subject(s): Miller, Declan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Private investigators -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Blackpool (England) -- Fiction | Suspense fictionSummary: "Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er-do-well Wayne Cutler-a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately, he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder, and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of"-- Provided by publisher.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Books | Ed & Hazel Richmond Pub Library | Adult Ficition | FM Bil (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 10/10/2024 |
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"Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er-do-well Wayne Cutler-a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately, he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder, and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of"-- Provided by publisher.
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