Arthur's Night by J.F. Straker

Arthur's Night

J.F. Straker
192 pages
Robert Hale Ltd.
Jan 1976
Hardcover
Mystery & Thrillers WSBN
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One fateful night, while on a business trip, James Connor picks up a flirtatious girl in a hotel bar.Three days later he is arrested for her murder.Rebecca Main has been found strangled in a ditch outside her house, inches away from where Connor had dropped her off the night before.All the evidence points against him and the police refuse to listen to his story.Connor is sentenced to seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit.On his release Connor is a bitter man, determined to prove his innocence and bring down the policeman he blames for his arrest.He returns to the scene of the crime and does some investigating of his own.But he soon discovers that the town holds many more secrets than he first thought.And the more Connor discovers, the more danger he is in himself ... Praise for J F 'A perfectly plotted story that is both chilling and memorable.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.J. F. Straker was born in Farnborough, Kent and lived in Sussex. During the war he served with The Buffs and on the General Staff and then became a schoolmaster. His interest in writing began at an early age but it was not until the war when he had to spend long periods in the desert with very little distraction, that he completed his first novel. He was the author of twenty-five novels, including 'Death on a Sunday Morning' and 'A Choice of Victims'.Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
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Pages 192
Publisher Robert Hale Ltd.
Published 1976
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