A Lesson In Dying
The Inspector Ramsay Series, Book One
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The first gripping mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera Stanhope, Shetland, and Two Rivers series.
Inspector Stephen Ramsay is called to investigate the suspicious death of headmaster Harold Medburn in the close-knit Northumberland community. But, who could have hanged the headmaster in the school playground on the night of the Halloween Party? And why?
Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced the headmaster's enigmatic wife is the culprit, but the school caretaker, Jack Robson, is determined to prove her innocence. With the help of his restless daughter Patty, Jack digs into the secrets of Heppleburn, and uncovers a cesspit of lies, adultery, blackmail and madness.
Hampered by false leads and powerless to pre-empt the killer's next move, Ramsay finds his own reputation is on the line in Ann Cleeves's "quietly entertaining mystery" (Sunday Telegraph).
Continue the Inspector Ramsay series with the second mystery, Murder in My Backyard.
About this Author
Ann Cleeves is the bestselling author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television's Vera, Shetland, and The Long Call. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide. She is also author of the George and Molly Palmer-Jones and Inspector Ramsay series, and the standalone crime novels Burial of Ghosts and The Sleeping and the Dead.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook, and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
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