doomed to die (the inspector thanet mysteries book 10)  <b>detective inspector thanet uncovers the shocking secrets that led to an artist’s murder in this captivating entry in the award-winning british mystery series.</b><br /><br /> when a woman is found with a bloody gash on her scalp and a plastic bag over her head, there’s no question that she was murdered. but det. inspector luke thanet, a veteran homicide investigator whose cases have carried him across the sprawling kentish countryside, is about to discover a mystery far more shocking than anything he’s encountered before.<br /> <br /> the victim is perdita master, an artist with a terminally ill mother and a husband who threatened violence when she demanded a divorce. the husband is the natural suspect, but as thanet and his partner, the dogged sgt. mike lineham, dig into the case, they will discover a tantalizing connection to a powerful local barrister—and a secret that many people might have killed for.<br /> <br /> charming, stylish, and endlessly absorbing, the cwa silver dagger–winning luke thanet mysteries are some of the best english police procedurals ever written.<br /> <br /> doomed to die <i>is the 10th book in the inspector thanet mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.</i><br />