01965cam a2200313 4500 551813657 TxAuBib 20220419120000.0 220303s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u oc2022000473 9781448305728 HRD 28.99 1448305721 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib James, Bill, 1929-, (pseudonym of James Tucker.) Low pastures [BOOK] / Bill James. 1st world ed. Edinburgh : Severn House, 2022. 184 pages ; 23 cm. Harpur and Iles mystery ; 36 "The man is found dead in the local dockyard, shot from behind. Colin Harpur, examining the impeccably dressed corpse on his hands and knees, predicts the execution spells imminent trouble - and not just the unexpected arrival of his spiteful, brilliant boss, ACC Iles, at the two a.m. slaughter scene. Iles' progressive attitude towards the local drugs trade has kept gang warfare off the streets, but now it seems jealous outsiders may be coveting the safe, ordered community he has so brilliantly created. Coveting too, the local property - for instance, drug lord Ralph Ember's luxurious mansion, Low Pastures, home to his unparalleled collection of china and porcelain. Harpur and Iles are determined to protect their set-up at all costs - which includes protecting 'Panicking' Ralph. But Ralph has his own plans, and there are dark rumours about Iles on the wind . . ."-- Provided by publisher. 20220419. Harpur, Colin (Fictitious character) Fiction. Iles, Desmond (Fictitious character) Fiction. Police Great Britain Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Drug traffic Fiction. Mystery fiction. Harpur and Iles mystery ; 36.