We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Leave the Grave Green
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
Scribner 2010
Status:
Checked Out
Description
When Connor Swann, the dissolute son-in-law of renowned and influential Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton, is found floating in a Thames River lock, the circumstances eerily recall a strangely similar tragedy. Twenty years ago, the Ashertons' young son, Matthew, a musical prodigy, drowned in a swollen stream while in the company of his sister Julia — Connor Swann's wife.

Police Superintendant Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James quickly discover that Connor's death was no accident, and that nothing in the Asherton family is as it seems. Connor, though estranged from Julia for more than a year, still lives in her London apartment, where his exploits with women and gambling suggest plenty of motives. The Ashertons are far more attached to Connor than to their own daughter, and these are only the first of the secrets that haunt the suspects. New lies cover older lies, as Kincaid finds himself dangerously drawn to Julia Swann, and Gemma must confront her own troubling feelings for Kincaid.
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
08/24/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781451617641
ASIN:
B003VPWXGU
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Deborah Crombie. (2010). Leave the Grave Green. Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Deborah Crombie. 2010. Leave the Grave Green. Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Deborah Crombie, Leave the Grave Green. Scribner, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Deborah Crombie. Leave the Grave Green. Scribner, 2010.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection10

There is 1 hold on this title.

Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
ae80d093-74e8-c55f-23bf-9142554d9bc6
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Oct 31, 2019 12:46:11
Date Updated:
Mar 16, 2023 23:52:40
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 22, 2024 17:16:21
Last Metadata Change:
Jan 16, 2024 18:29:22
Last Availability Check:
Apr 22, 2024 17:16:24
Last Availability Change:
Apr 22, 2024 17:16:24
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 23, 2024 02:10:41

OverDrive Product Record

readingOrder
3
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781451617641
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B003VPWXGU
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781451617641
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780684197708
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Deborah Crombie
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Leave the Grave Green
seriesId
532101
dateAdded
2019-10-31T17:57:00Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=420724
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Leave the Grave Green Duncan Kincaid Gemma James Series Book 03
crossRefId
420724
series
Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James
id
BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6
starRating
3.7

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: LeavetheGraveGreen_9781451617641_420724
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 1254773
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781451617641
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 8/24/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0439-1/BB7/AFD/38/LeavetheGraveGreenDuncanKincaidGemmaJ9781451617641.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: LeavetheGraveGreen_420724
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B003VPWXGU
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 8/24/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0439-1/BB7/AFD/38/LeavetheGraveGreenDuncanKincaidGemmaJ9781451617641.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: LeavetheGraveGreen_9781451617641_420724
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781451617641
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 8/24/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0439-1/BB7/AFD/38/LeavetheGraveGreenDuncanKincaidGemmaJ9781451617641.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: book club
      • value: Police Procedural
      • value: crime novel
      • value: murder mystery
      • value: thriller and suspense
      • value: Duncan Kincaid
      • value: detective novel
      • value: mystery books
      • value: gifts for dad
      • value: mystery novels
      • value: gifts for mom
      • value: gemma jones
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Crombie, Deborah
      • bioText: Deborah Crombie is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James mystery series set in the UK. Crombie was raised in Texas and has lived in the United Kingdom. She currently lives in McKinney, Texas. Crombie's novels are published in North America, Japan, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Romania, Greece, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and numerous other countries.
      • name: Deborah Crombie
imprint
Scribner
publishDate
2010-08-24T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Leave the Grave Green
fullDescription
When Connor Swann, the dissolute son-in-law of renowned and influential Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton, is found floating in a Thames River lock, the circumstances eerily recall a strangely similar tragedy. Twenty years ago, the Ashertons' young son, Matthew, a musical prodigy, drowned in a swollen stream while in the company of his sister Julia — Connor Swann's wife.

Police Superintendant Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James quickly discover that Connor's death was no accident, and that nothing in the Asherton family is as it seems. Connor, though estranged from Julia for more than a year, still lives in her London apartment, where his exploits with women and gambling suggest plenty of motives. The Ashertons are far more attached to Connor than to their own daughter, and these are only the first of the secrets that haunt the suspects. New lies cover older lies, as Kincaid finds himself dangerously drawn to Julia Swann, and Gemma must confront her own troubling feelings for Kincaid.
seriesId
532101
reviews
      • premium: True
      • source: Publisher's Weekly
      • content:

        March 29, 1999
        Crombie's Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his sergeant Gemma Jones make a welcome return, after All Shall Be Well, to investigate a suspicious drowning in the countryside outside London. The seemingly placid domestic life of distinguished conductor Sir Gerald Asherton and his wife, Dame Caroline Stowe, a renowned soprano, is disturbed when their son-in-law's body slips through the local lock and is dragged up to reveal suspicious bruises around the neck. The Ashertons' daughter Julia had recently left Connor, who was ``on good terms with pints and ponies.'' While her parents continued to lunch weekly with the victim in their stately home, Julia, who 20 years earlier had witnessed her little brother's death by drowning, has had nothing to do with him. The youthful, slightly rumpled Kincaid, his pleasant manner masking a keen intelligence, and the equally insightful, appealing Jones make little pretense that police work is objective, detached business. Occasionally Crombie lets their personal feelings-Kincaid's for the widow, Jones's for opera, and both for each other-outweigh the story. Nonetheless, the passages of the first drowning are haunting, the mystery is intriguing, the characters are well developed and the solution satisfies. Stay tuned. Author tour.

      • premium: True
      • source: Library Journal
      • content:

        January 1, 1995
        When police detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James (who are series regulars) investigate a suspicious drowning near London, they encounter a strange situation: the victim's widow-a painter whose father is a famous conductor and whose mother is a renowned opera singer-is oddly stand-offish and strangely unaffected by her husband's death. Crombie (All Shall Be Well, LJ 1/94) creates strategic tension by both establishing a parallel between this drowning and the childhood drowning death of the painter's brother and by juxtaposing two protagonists who feel-but struggle against-a mutual attraction. Lucid prose, well-focused plot, and all the trappings of a cosy British mystery-from a talented American author.

      • premium: True
      • source: Booklist
      • content:

        February 1, 1995
        Scotland Yard investigators Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James venture out from London to find answers to the death of Connor Swann, son-in-law of a well-known couple: a famous conductor and a honored opera singer. Swann has been found floating in a Thames River lock, and when he's fished out, it's obvious he has been strangled. Because he was estranged from his wife, she's automatically a suspect. What Duncan and Gemma uncover in the course of their inquiry is that the couple--the conductor and the opera singer--also had a son who drowned many years ago while in his sister's company. Of course it's in Duncan and Gemma's professional best interests to find out if there's a connection between the two events. Detail and pacing are immaculate as the investigation is drawn closer and closer toward domestic secrets as the source of the solution to the crime. A superbly engrossing whodunit for all active mystery collections. ((Reviewed February 01, 1995))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1995, American Library Association.)

popularity
1202
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/bb7afd38-9ff1-4ee5-9871-803020bbb9d6/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
bb7afd38-9ff1-4ee5-9871-803020bbb9d6
starRating
3.7
readingOrder
3
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/{BB7AFD38-9FF1-4EE5-9871-803020BBB9D6}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Mystery
publishDateText
08/24/2010
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780684197708
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
When Connor Swann, the dissolute son-in-law of renowned and influential Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton, is found floating in a Thames River lock, the circumstances eerily recall a strangely similar tragedy. Twenty years ago, the Ashertons' young son, Matthew, a musical prodigy, drowned in a swollen stream while in the company of his sister Julia — Connor Swann's wife.

Police Superintendant Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James quickly discover that Connor's death was no accident, and that nothing in the Asherton family is as it seems. Connor, though estranged from Julia for more than a year, still lives in her London apartment, where his exploits with women and gambling suggest plenty of motives. The Ashertons are far more attached to Connor than to their own daughter, and these are only the first of the secrets that haunt the suspects. New lies cover older lies, as Kincaid finds himself dangerously drawn to Julia Swann, and Gemma must confront her...
sortTitle
Leave the Grave Green
crossRefId
420724
series
Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James
publisher
Scribner
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC022000
      • description: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General