To Eric Hiscock
who encouraged me at the start
All the characters and events portrayed in this work are fictitious.
DANGEROUS DAVIES: THE LAST DETECTIVE
A Felony & Mayhem “British” mystery
PUBLISHING HISTORY
First U.K. print edition (Eyre Methuen): 1976
First U.S. print edition (Dell): 1982
Felony & Mayhem print edition: 2011
Felony & Mayhem electronic edition: 2013
Copyright © 1987 by Leslie Thomas
All rights reserved
E-book ISBN: 978-1-937384-81-4
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The Blotto, Twinks series, by Simon Brett
The Second-Last Woman in England, by Maggie Joel
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The “Canterbury Cathedral” series, by Michael David Anthony
Corpse in a Gilded Cage, by Robert Barnard
Death and the Chaste Apprentice, by Robert Barnard
Death on the High C’s, by Robert Barnard
The Skeleton in the Grass, by Robert Barnard
Out of the Blackout, by Robert Barnard
A Drink of Deadly Wine, by Kate Charles
King and Joker, by Peter Dickinson
The Old English Peep Show, by Peter Dickinson
Skin Deep, by Peter Dickinson
Sleep and His Brother, by Peter Dickinson
The “Inspector Barnaby” series, by Caroline Graham
Murder at Madingley Grange, by Caroline Graham
The “Dalziel & Pascoe” series, by Reginald Hill
The Accomplice, by Elizabeth Ironside
The Art of Deception, by Elizabeth Ironside
Death in the Garden, by Elizabeth Ironside
A Very Private Enterprise, by Elizabeth Ironside
The Marx Sisters, by Barry Maitland
The “Inspector Quantrill” series, by Sheila Radley
The “Ethelred & Elsie” series, by L.C. Tyler
Naming the Bones, by Louise Welsh
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