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Storyline: Chief Inspector Houghton's most important case had a disquieting start. Gunshots had been heard in a London flat-the local police station was informed-and Houghton considered that the response was perfunctory in the extreme. Had the local inspector received orders from above to make light of the incident? If so, why? But when Houghton began asking questions he was quickly transferred to another case. Despite the mounting evidence that those shots had killed someone, he was ordered to mind his own business. Before long, Houghton finds himself involved in a multiple crime that is dramatic and complex. A foreign country and huge vested interests have designed the London killing. And someone in the official hierarchy is determined to prevent Houghton from pursuing the investigation. But Houghton is resolute that crime shall be discovered and the law prevail. Ministre De L'Injustice. French Language Version (Librairies des Champs Elys�es, 1968) Il eût fallu bien plus que des ordres provenant des "autorités supérieures" pour empêcher l'Inspecteur en Chef Houghton de poursuivre des recherches lorsqu'il avait entrepris une enquête! Désobéissant au Superintendent Blake, ulcéré, agissant clandestinement ou presque, Houghton se lance dans une affaire mouvementée où il recueille quelque bosses. Grâce à son obstination, un assassin est enfin démasqué ainsi que ses complices, tout en évitant les complications diplomatiques redoutées en haut lieu |
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Storyline: There seemed no reason in the world why anyone should have needed to kill the veterinary surgeon called Hallam. The discovery of dog's hair on the clothing of the dead man didn't appear to offer much in the way of a clue. And yet Inspector Houghton, thorough and obstinate as ever, was determined to discover which dog those hairs had come from, and where the dog was now. Houghton traced the dog, which had also died-and in very puzzling circumstances. The first unpromising clue of the dog's hairs introduces Houghton to a far-ranging conspiracy and a complex mystery. Increasingly at odds with his superiors, obstinately and stolidly pursuing his own way, Houghton uncovers the startling truth, and nearly loses his own life in the process |
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Storyline: The original murder was committed in November. The trial took place at the Central Criminal Court the following February. No appeal was lodged. Officially the final curtain descended on the scene of the tragedy. It became known as the Vasiliko affair. The title, probably concocted in Fleet Street, was intended to convey that the episode was mysterious, dramatic, sinister, and disreputable. Certainly it was mysterious. Murders are often mysterious. Dramatic? Far too dramatic for the taste of Chief-Inspector Houghton. It was macabre rather than sinister-and as for its being disreputable, it depends on how you look at it. Vasiliko, the young virtuoso pianist, had come into possession of a fantastic historic paper believed to be the original score of a Bach clavier concerto never before seen nor played. The music was transported to England to realise financial gain from it, and at once Vasiliko was entrapped by the intrigues of London musical society. The mysterious concerto piece seemed to bring out the worst in all those involved in the negotiations. Threats were made, quarrels broke out and murder followed. Inspector Houghton, as usual obstructed and tormented by his senior officer, Superintendent Blake, finds a solution that is exciting and surprising. This story is more than a whodunit - it leads to a bitter sequel that brings Houghton's reputation into serious jeopardy Chapters: |
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