The Chalon heads: a Kathy and Brock mystery
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When the Daily Mirror called The Chalon Heads "one of the best-crafted, best-plotted, and most convincing British thrillers for decades," you knew it had to be good. David Brock and Kathy Kolla are summoned to Cabot's, a venerable dealer in rare stamps on the Strand, and at first they expect a simple case of theft and a pleasant digression from the usual sort of murderous wrongdoing they encounter in the Serious Crime Branch of Scotland Yard. But the case they confront is twistier and far more unsettling than they could have imagined. An unsavory figure from Brock's past, slippery East-Ender Sammy Starling, aka Sammy China, is in deep trouble and asking for Brock's help. It seems Sammy's young wife has been kidnapped; but the strange part is that the ransom notes are decorated with rare and valuable Chalon Head stamps of the young Queen Victoria-to whom Sammy's wife bears an uncanny resemblance. Sammy is convinced a corrupt cop he once helped put in jail is behind the kidnapping. But Sammy has made a living from fraud and deceit: why should Brock and Kolla trust anything he says? Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Brock, David (Fictitious character)
Brock, David (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Electronic books
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character)
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Missing persons
Missing persons -- Fiction
Police
Police -- England -- Fiction
Police corruption
Police corruption -- Fiction
Policewomen
Policewomen -- Fiction
Stamp collectors
Stamp collectors -- Fiction
Brock, David (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Electronic books
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character)
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Missing persons
Missing persons -- Fiction
Police
Police -- England -- Fiction
Police corruption
Police corruption -- Fiction
Policewomen
Policewomen -- Fiction
Stamp collectors
Stamp collectors -- Fiction
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9781559705707
9781628723847
9781628723847
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When the Daily Mirror called The Chalon Heads "one of the best-crafted, best-plotted, and most convincing British thrillers for decades," you knew it had to be good. David Brock and Kathy Kolla are summoned to Cabot's, a venerable dealer in rare stamps on the Strand, and at first they expect a simple case of theft and a pleasant digression from the usual sort of murderous wrongdoing they encounter in the Serious Crime Branch of Scotland Yard. But the case they confront is twistier and far more unsettling than they could have imagined. An unsavory figure from Brock's past, slippery East-Ender Sammy Starling, aka Sammy China, is in deep trouble and asking for Brock's help. It seems Sammy's young wife has been kidnapped; but the strange part is that the ransom notes are decorated with rare and valuable Chalon Head stamps of the young Queen Victoria-to whom Sammy's wife bears an uncanny resemblance. Sammy is convinced a corrupt cop he once helped put in jail is behind the kidnapping. But Sammy has made a living from fraud and deceit: why should Brock and Kolla trust anything he says? Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Crime -- Fiction
Electronic books
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Police -- England -- Fiction
Police corruption -- Fiction
Policewomen -- Fiction
Stamp collectors -- Fiction
Crime -- Fiction
Electronic books
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Police -- England -- Fiction
Police corruption -- Fiction
Policewomen -- Fiction
Stamp collectors -- Fiction
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Crime
Electronic books
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Missing persons
Police
Police corruption
Policewomen
Stamp collectors
Crime
Electronic books
Kolla, Kathy (Fictitious character)
Missing persons
Police
Police corruption
Policewomen
Stamp collectors
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