Bullet For Rhino

Clifford Witting

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Galileo Publishers
01 July 2024

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Detective Inspector Harry Charlton finds himself invited to a reunion at Mereworth School at which a particularly unpleasant, but very famous and accomplished old boy, Colonel Bernard Garstang -VC, DSO and MC , .. aka 'Rhino' will be present. The Colonel is attending this event in order to persuade his daughter Diana and his ex-wife Muriel that Diana should accompany him to live in Port Douglas, Nigeria. He is both inebriated and armed..

But also there is Gordon Hollander, who is much enamoured of Diana, and is far from keen on allowing her to be taken off anywhere. Gordon's father, Sir James, also doesn't want Rhino in the family given what he knows about him from school days.and Mark Longdon seems to have an excess of secrets that Rhino is willing to divulge. So, as the title suggests, it doesn't look good for the Colonel.

Witting has woven these relationships into a hilarious fabric that wraps around the reunion, the centrepiece of which is the cricket match between Mereworth 1st XI and the Old Merrovians XI. While it is quite apparent that many people wanted Rhino dead, it is not at all apparent whom it was that finished him off. The author is at his best in creating a cast of extremely colourful characters while adhering to a gripping tale of detection.

Clifford Witting's writing is drawing in more fans as each reissue comes out and this book will certainly not disappoint.

Previously reissued titles are: Catt Out of the Bag, Murder in Blue, Dead on Time, Measure for Murder, Midsummer Murder. Subject: Murder, Let X be the Murder and The Case of the Michaelmas Goose.

AUTHOR: Clifford Witting is now very collectible and is seen as one of the leading detective storywriters of the pre-war and immediate post war period. Most of his books were set in ""Downshire"" featuring Inspector Harry Charlton assisted by Peter Bradfield.

By: Clifford Witting
Imprint: Galileo Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 51mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781915530271
ISBN 10: 191553027X
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Clifford Witting is now very collectible and is seen as one of the leading detective storywriters of the pre-war and immediate post war period. Most of his books were set in ""Downshire"" featuring Inspector Harry Charlton assisted by Peter Bradfield."