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The Man Who Didn't Burn

A thrilling new crime series by the author of Death and Croissants
By Ian Moore
Series: Loire Valley Mystery
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From the author of the bestselling Follet Valley cosy crime series - over 200,000 copies sold in all formats. Supported by a major publicity and marketing campaign, Ian often appears on national TV/radio programmes such as BBC2's House of Games, Mastermind, and BBC R2's The Sara... Read More
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When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the perpetrator. 

'A cracking good read' Mark Billingham

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From the author of the bestselling Follet Valley cosy crime series - over 200,000 copies sold in all formats.

Supported by a major publicity and marketing campaign, Ian often appears on national TV/radio programmes such as BBC2's House of Games, Mastermind, and BBC R2's The Sara Cox Show, among others.

Series: Loire Valley Mystery

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  • The Man Who Didn't Burn
    From the author of the bestselling Follet Valley cosy crime series - over 200,000 copies sold in all formats. Supported by a major publicity and marketing campaign, Ian often appears on national TV/radio programmes such as BBC2's House of Games, Mastermind, and BBC R2's The Sara Cox Show, among others.
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788425070

Publisher: Duckworth Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Duckworth

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Classic Crime & Mystery Fiction Classic Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Ian Moore Literary Fiction Police Procedural Series: Loire Valley Mystery

About the Author

Ian Moore is a leading comedian and TV/radio performer. He is the author of the bestselling Follet Valley series, which includes Death and Croissants and Death and Fromage; as well as two memoirs on life in France, À la Mod and C'est Modnifique. Ian lives in rural France and commutes back to the UK when occasion demands.

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