title: Murder by the Book (A Langham and Dupre Mystery)
author: Eric Brown
description: Charming characters and a consistently entertaining tone mark this crime debut from sci-fi veteran Brown (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)<br /><br />Readers will hope a sequel is in the works (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)
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  ONE STEP
  
  
  AHEAD
  
  
  Detectives hunt a serial killer who
  
  
  knows all their moves
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Book 1 of the DSI Jeffrey Brandt Murders Trilogy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DENVER MURPHY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  London, 2019
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  © Denver Murphy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Polite note to the reader
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is written in British English except where fidelity to other
  languages or accents is appropriate.
  
  
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  CONTENTS
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_004.html#_Toc535164440)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0000_split_005.html#_Toc535164441)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0000_split_006.html#_Toc535164442)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](part0000_split