Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Crime Fiction News from Penguin Books Australia

Suspense, compelling plots and captivating characters ensure that once again, you need look no further than the Penguin logo for the scene of the perfect crime. From 24 July we (re)introduce to you some of the most interesting and influential crime writers of all time.

With a nod to the design for Penguin’s original ‘Mystery and Crime’ series, our new Green Popular Penguins series flaunts a bold green cover twist on the iconic Penguin triband.

Enjoy this exclusive sneak peek at our celebration of these great crime classics.


Crime classics writers
Blood and Judgement
MICHAEL GILBERT

When the wife of a recently escaped prisoner is found murdered and partially buried near a reservoir, Patrick Petrella, a Metropolitan Police Inspector, is called in. Suspicion falls on the escaped convict, but what could have been his motive? Petrella meets resistance from top detectives at the Yard who would prefer to keep the inspector out of the limelight, but he is determined to solve the mystery with or without their approval.
View the series here.



1 comment:

Claire G said...

They'd better not be the perfect crime: if they were, we'd never find out whodunnit.