The Doors Open
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The Doors Open, published by xxx in UK and xxx in USA is the third novel by the British mystery and thriller writer Michael Gilbert. Like his first two books, it features Inspector Hazlerigg. Angus McMann, who was the protagonist of Gilbert's previous book, They Never Looked Inside, is briefly mentioned on the first page. As is Hazlerigg. Mentioned again on page 24.
Patrick Yeatman-Carter is the hero. One evening on the way home by train he deters a fellow passenger (and nearby neighbor) from shooting himself because of having just been fired his job. The following evening, however, he learns that his neighbor's body has been found in a nearby river. The local police have no reason not to consider it suicide.