A Coffin for Charley

A Coffin for Charley
Gwendoline Butler

When three young women are murdered, Inspector John Coffin must investigate the past to unravel the present. From one of the most universally praised English crime writers, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.Annie Briggs, whose evidence as a child was responsible for convicting two killers, feels a sense of unease and fears she is being watched. She then discovers that the murderers have been released and are living nearby. Annie is terrified and dreads the revenge she knows will come. When three young women are murdered, Inspector John Coffin is challenged to connect the present-day incidents to the past.

GWENDOLINE BUTLER

A Coffin for Charley

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‘So I said to Charley …’ Traditional theatrical cover-up when the speech drops dead.

CONTENTS

Title Page (#uf55245c3-ddcb-572d-968e-a6368454012b)

Copyright (#ulink_7cc3f4f1-a0d4-547a-aaf6-da5faa51c45d)

Dedication (#ulink_9afbe62b-56f4-57d7-a4d3-3f2890f19a1d)

Prologue (#ulink_f3020d8d-cc27-5e37-9f72-5c75913fc2bf)

Chapter 1 (#ulink_b784e347-faa7-5c9f-92a6-07da1de674d6)

Chapter 2 (#ulink_a317e348-9135-5d44-b6bf-8ae58feeb65e)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_02b27c1c-bb98-5124-a602-8792e2bbd369)

Chapter 4 (#ulink_dfc4c762-9f1a-5acd-938e-af7dc597cfce)

Chapter 5 (#ulink_15495077-cd8a-5ada-93a0-c2688cd3bf5a)

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Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Author’s Note (#litres_trial_promo)