num_pages: 251
description: “Absolutely riveting . . . A masterpiece. I defy anyone to foresee the outcome.” —Ruth RendellThe year is 1921. A passionate affair between voracious romance reader Alma Webster and her dentist, Walter Baranov, has led to his wife’s murder. The lovers take flight aboard the Mauretania and the dentist takes the name of Inspector Dew, the detective who arrested the notorious wifekiller Dr. Crippen. But, in a disquieting twist, a murder occurs aboard ship and the captain invites “Inspector Dew” to investigate.
language: English
title: The False Inspector Dew
titlecomplete: The False Inspector Dew
characters: Lydia the murder victim, Inspector Dew (False) a/k/a Walter the dentist
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Literature, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 1394
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: CWA Gold Dagger, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The CWA Dagger of Daggers
publisher: Soho Crime