Tinplate

“Steed's style warm and chatty the pace bracing” - Kirkus Reviews \r \r Peter Marklin owner of a Toy Emporium finds his quiet life harshly interrupted when a collection of antique toys worth over £20 000 is stolen. Faced with threats from their owner he sets out to recover them but finds himself up against far more than the greed of unscrupulous collectors. \r \r He’s in way over his head but at least the prospect of a countryside dig to excavate the remains of a crashed Spitfire can provide a little solace. Yet even this isn’t easy and a growing resistance to the dig is being led by a local indignant landlord. \r \r When rather more than the plane and its pilot are unearthed Marklin finds himself up to his neck in skeletons from the past — skeletons that lead to attempts on his life … \r \r Tinplate is a classic mystery story from as master of the genre. \r \r Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasy Memorial Award 1987.