Rennie Airth

A John Madden Mystery

1 - River of Darkness (Jun-1999)
2 - The Blood-Dimmed Tide (Jul-2005)
3 - The Dead of Winter (Aug-2009)
4 - The Reckoning (Aug-2014)
5 - The Death of Kings (Jan-2017)
6 - The Decent Inn of Death (Jan-2020)

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  River of Darkness
  

  • Jun-1999
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  A John Madden Mystery - 1
  

  As rural England slowly emerges from World War I, a particularly vicious attack on a household in a small village leaves five butchered bodies and no explanation for the killings. Scotland Yard sends Inspector John Madden, still recovering from his o...

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  The Blood-Dimmed Tide
  

  • Jul-2005
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A John Madden Mystery - 2
  

  "Unnerving... from [a] richly textured background, Airth draws a vivid cast of full-bodied characters and a plot that satisfies." -- The New York Times Book ReviewWith the publication of the New York Times Notable Book River of Darkness, Rennie Airth...

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  The Dead of Winter
  

  • Aug-2009
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A John Madden Mystery - 3
  

  "[Rennie Airth's] meticulously detailed procedural mysteries are beautifully written . . . well worth reading, and rereading." -- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Rennie Airth's The Decent Inn of Death is forthcoming. On a freezing...

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  The Reckoning
  

  • Aug-2014
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A John Madden Mystery - 4
  

  Inspector John Madden -- who debuted in River of Darkness -- returns in a gripping post-World War II murder mystery On a quiet afternoon in 1947, retired bank manager Oswald Gibson is shot in the head while fishing. In Scotland, a respectable fam...

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  The Death of Kings
  

  • Jan-2017
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A John Madden Mystery - 5
  

  In the fifth novel in the critically acclaimed John Madden series, the former Scotland Yard detective returns in a gripping post-World War II mystery that will delight fans of Philip Kerr On a hot summer day in 1938, a beautiful actress is murder...

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  The Decent Inn of Death
  

  • Jan-2020
  • / Mystery
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  A John Madden Mystery - 6
  

  Snowed in at a country manor, former Scotland Yard inspectors John Madden and Angus Sinclair find themselves trapped in the company of a murderer. On a trip into Winchester, former chief inspector Angus Sinclair learns of a tragedy that has taken ...

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  Cold Kill
  

  • May-2020
  • / Thriller
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  An American actress arrives in London to find herself the target of a ruthless assassin in this compelling standalone thriller. Actress Adelaide Banks is swapping her native New York for London to spend Christmas with her widowed Aunt Rose. Rose w...

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