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Three and One Make Five

By Roderic Jeffries

Inspector Enrique Alvarez is mourning the loss of his good friend, Pedro, when he is called in to investigate a fatal car crash…

Alvarez arrives at the scene and, judging by the state of the Renault, and the stretch of the road the incident occurred, the fatal crash was hardly surprising.

With no witnesses and a smashed bottle of whisky in the car the obvious ruling would be that Roger Clarke had been drink-driving when the incident occurred.

At least that would be sensible conclusion, had it not been for the fact that Clarke’s partner, Tracey, told them Clarke never drank whisky.

And what was it about Tracey that Alvarez can’t shake?

Allured by Tracey, Alvarez begins to spend more time with her.

With the loss of his fiancée in a car accident and the recent death of his good friend, Alvarez seeks comfort with the grieving Tracey.

However, her motives for spending time with Alvarez are not as they seem…

As the mystery behind Clarke’s death unfolds, a series of deaths come into the equation. Could there possibly be a connection?

As Alvarez digs deeper, he uncovers what seems to be a conspiracy and three of the five men involved are now dead.

Alvarez’s investigation leads him to Nice, France and under pressure to recover stolen jewellery and gold plate, Alvarez is not prepared for the unexpected twist the case throws at him…

Three and One Make Five is a gripping thriller filled with twists and turns.

Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and was educated at Harrow View House Preparatory School and the Department of Navigation, University of Southampton. In 1943, he joined the New Zealand Shipping Company as an apprentice and sailed to Australia and New Zealand, but later transferred to the Union Castle Company in order to visit a different part of the world. He returned to England in 1949 where he was admitted to the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn and read for the Bar at the same time as he began to write. He was called to the Bar in 1953, and after one year’s pupilage, practised law for a few terms during which time there to write full time. His first book, a sea story for juveniles, was published in 1950.

 
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