num_pages: 288
description: Ricky Alleyn, son of the renowned police detective Roderick Alleyn, has taken himself to a secluded island to write a novel. Or think about writing a novel. Or look for distractions so he can avoid writing a novel.The distractions abound, mostly in the form of colorful local characters, so all is beer and skittles until Ricky stumbles across a murder and then gets himself kidnapped. Naturally his father rushes to the island to save the day . . .
language: English
title: Last Ditch
titlecomplete: Last Ditch
characters: Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn
genres: Fiction, Audiobook, Detective, Golden Age Mystery, British Literature, Cozy Mystery, Crime, Police, Classics, Mystery
ratings_count: 1648
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd