num_pages: 408
description: The lives of the inhabitants of Swevenings—a small fishing village—are disrupted only by a fierce competition to catch the Old Un, a monster trout known to dwell in the beautiful stream which winds past their homes. When one of their small community is found brutally murdered, the freshly killed trout is found laid out beside him. Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn must determine what killed both fish and man.
language: English
title: Scales of Justice
titlecomplete: Scales of Justice
characters: Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn
genres: Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Golden Age Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Classics, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 4079
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd