Description: An apartment under police surveillance explodes, killing at least three people. Martin Beck doesn't suspect arson or murder until he discovers a suicide note from the same day, consisting of just two words: Martin Beck.
Brief description:
Colin Dexter lives in Oxford. He has won many Crime Writers' Association awards for his novels and in 1997 was presented with the Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding services to crime literature. His story "Evans Tries an O-Level" won the 1996 Macavity Award for Best Short Story.
Review Quotes:
"For me, the best criterion of a good read is to wish that it had gone on a bit longer. I felt that here...This is a 'police procedural' from the top drawer."
-- "Colin Dexter, from the introduction"