Biding My Time
(2022)(The first book in the Alan Gadd Cambridgeshire Legal Mystery series)
A novel by Martyn Goodger
A law firm. An obsession. A death.
Alan Gadd is a first-rate commercial lawyer.
Or so he likes to think. But he finds it hard to make friends. Or to keep girlfriends. And his Cambridge law firm seems to be looking for reasons not to promote him to the partnership.
Alan’s troubles worsen when one of the firm’s most popular lawyers is found dead at the foot of a multi-storey car park. Was it really suicide, and if so are people right to blame Alan? Or is there another, more disturbing explanation for the death?
Alan is determined to find out the truth, but it quickly becomes clear that he is risking not only his career but possibly also his life.
BIDING MY TIME is the first book in the Alan Gadd Cambridgeshire Legal Mysteries series.
What readers are saying:
:
‘Biding My Time was both fascinating and horrifying … It was fascinating to read such a well-conceived, well-written, and original story. And it was horrifying to identify as strongly as I did with a narrator whom I did not like one bit’ — Brandywine Books
‘Cracking Cambridge crime novel and character study’
‘A gripping legal thriller and mystery’
‘A great legal mystery’
THE LAWYER
Alan Gadd is a socially awkward, self-centred lawyer who seems to alienate most people he meets. One book blogger described him simply as a ''jerk’ (while also highly recommending BIDING MY TIME). You would have to be desperate for company or for alcohol (or perhaps for both) to go willingly for a drink with Alan. But he can, on occasion, do the right thing, including solving murders, even if his motives are not usually very admirable.
THE SETTING
Cambridge. A historic city best known for the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. Located less than an hour’s train ride from London, it is a popular destination because of its beautiful college architecture, peaceful green spaces, and the River Cam that flows through the centre of the city and where visitors can enjoy punting. It is also home to the so-called Silicon Fen, a high-tech cluster of businesses that specialise in software, electronics, and biotechnology. However, Cambridge’s touristy and prosperous atmosphere can conceal a darker undercurrent.
Genre: Mystery
Alan Gadd is a first-rate commercial lawyer.
Or so he likes to think. But he finds it hard to make friends. Or to keep girlfriends. And his Cambridge law firm seems to be looking for reasons not to promote him to the partnership.
Alan’s troubles worsen when one of the firm’s most popular lawyers is found dead at the foot of a multi-storey car park. Was it really suicide, and if so are people right to blame Alan? Or is there another, more disturbing explanation for the death?
Alan is determined to find out the truth, but it quickly becomes clear that he is risking not only his career but possibly also his life.
BIDING MY TIME is the first book in the Alan Gadd Cambridgeshire Legal Mysteries series.
What readers are saying:
:
‘Biding My Time was both fascinating and horrifying … It was fascinating to read such a well-conceived, well-written, and original story. And it was horrifying to identify as strongly as I did with a narrator whom I did not like one bit’ — Brandywine Books
‘Cracking Cambridge crime novel and character study’
‘A gripping legal thriller and mystery’
‘A great legal mystery’
THE LAWYER
Alan Gadd is a socially awkward, self-centred lawyer who seems to alienate most people he meets. One book blogger described him simply as a ''jerk’ (while also highly recommending BIDING MY TIME). You would have to be desperate for company or for alcohol (or perhaps for both) to go willingly for a drink with Alan. But he can, on occasion, do the right thing, including solving murders, even if his motives are not usually very admirable.
THE SETTING
Cambridge. A historic city best known for the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. Located less than an hour’s train ride from London, it is a popular destination because of its beautiful college architecture, peaceful green spaces, and the River Cam that flows through the centre of the city and where visitors can enjoy punting. It is also home to the so-called Silicon Fen, a high-tech cluster of businesses that specialise in software, electronics, and biotechnology. However, Cambridge’s touristy and prosperous atmosphere can conceal a darker undercurrent.
Genre: Mystery
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