num_pages: 256
description: A river cruise may be sunk by a ruthless criminal in this novel by “the doyenne of traditional mystery writers” ( The New York Times ).Inspector Alleyn’s wife, the artist Agatha Troy, has a special fondness for Constables—the paintings, that is, not the policemen. So she jumps at the chance to take a river cruise through “Constable Country” in the east of England, in honor of the nineteenth-century master of landscapes. Her enthusiasm dims a little, though, when it becomes clear that the ticket became available at the last minute only because a previous passenger was murdered in his cabin . . .“It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” — New York Magazine
language: English
title: Clutch of Constables
titlecomplete: Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn, #25)
characters: Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Agatha Troy
genres: Classics, British Literature, Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Detective, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 4467
places: Norfolk, England
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: HarperCollins