Praise for The Bones in the Attic... "[A] superbly written suspense novel....Barnard quickly pulls his readers into the plot and holds them there right through the final pages." -Publishers Weekly "Robert Barnard is one of the best living British crime writers." -Peter Robinson, author of the Inspector Banks mysteries What happens when one's future is shanghaied by one's past? Soccer star Matt Harper, a rising media celebrity, has just sunk some roots in Yorkshire by buying a rambling old house in Leeds. There he intends to settle down with his lover Aileen and her three children. A survey of the attic with an architect produces a shock-a tiny skeleton. It is identif ied as that of a two-year-old who died some 30 years ago, during the summer of 1969 when Matt was sent from London to live in Leeds with his aunt, a summer he spent playing soccer with his mates. But now, disturbing memories surface. Detective Inspector Charlie Peace wryly acknowledges the low priority of the case for the local police, so Matt mounts his own investigation, struggling to understand how a child could just disappear and never be reported missing. Whose bones are in the attic? Robert Barnard is the winner of the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Nero Wolfe Award, as well as the Agatha and Macavity awards. An eight-time Edgar nominee, he is a member of Britain's distinguished Detection Club, and he received the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement in mystery writing in 2003. He lives with his wife, Louise, in Leeds, England.

Author Biography

Robert Barnard was born in Essex, England. Mr. Barnard was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Colchester, and Balliol College in Oxford. Holding a Phd, Robert Barnard spent a number of years as a distinguised academic while making himself known as a delightful crime writer. Barnard was Guest of Honor at the 1998 Malice Domestic mystery conference and recipient of the Golden Handcuffs Award. He lives with his wife Louise in Yorkshire, England, the general location for many of his novels. Mr. Barnard was the winner of the 2003 Cartier Diamond Dagger, Britain's prestigious mystery award. He's won the Nero Wolfe Award, the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and the Macavity Award. Robert Barnard is also an eight-time nominee for the Edgar, and a present member of Britain's Detection Club.