قتل بسیار خصوصی: مجموعه جنایی جذاب یورکشایر (معماهای دی.آی. چارلی پریست جلد ۱۳)

Synopsis: D.I. Charlie Priest is on gardening leave the neighbors have complained about his weeds when the call comes. Ghislaine Curzon, girlfriend of one of the royal princes, is in Heckley to open the Curzon Centre, a new shopping mall and conference facility. But as she reveals the commemorative plaque at the opening ceremony it looks like someone has got to it first, defacing it with a single obscene word in foot-high red letters. The visiting dignitaries are aghast and the chief constable insists on Charlie investigating the case. Charlie would rather be investigating the burglaries perpetrated by a two-man gang, armed with a pit bull terrier, but he welcomes the opportunity to meet Ghislaine, known as Grizzly to her friends, at the family's stately home in East Yorkshire. He also meets and befriends Toby, her precocious thirteen-year-old sister. The jollities cease, however, when the mayor of Heckley and driving force behind the construction of the Curzon Centre is found dead, killed by a single shot to the head. The subsequent investigation involves a cornucopia of characters from the rich farmland of East Yorkshire. As one of them tells Charlie: ? Di Charlie Priest Is On Gardening Leave - The Neighbours Have Complained About His Weeds - When The Call Comes. Ghislaine Curzon, Girlfriend Of One Of The Royal Princes, Is In Heckley To Open The Curzon Centre, A New Shopping Mall And Conference Facility. But As She Reveals The Commemorative Plaque It Looks Like Someone Has Got To It First, Defacing It With A Single Obscene Word In Foot-high Red Letters. The Visiting Dignitaries Are Aghast And The Chief Constable Insists On Charlie Investigating The Case. When The Mayor Of Heckley And Driving Force Behind The Construction Of The Controversial New Mall Is Found Murdered, Killed By A Single Shot To The Head, The Investigation Takes A Deadly Turn. It's Going To Take More Than Standard Police Procedure To Crack This Case. DI Charlie Priest is on holiday, or meant to be at least, when he gets a call from his colleagues at Heckley about the opening of a local shopping and conference centre. Amid the paparazzi flash bulbs, minor royalty and preening local officials, someone by-passed security and have succeeded in making the Heckley force look stupid. But all too soon, that seemingly trivial incident leads Charlie into a murder investigation.