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A country village, a family home, a quiet evening...
When two armed intruders break into the Jarvises’ country house, the lives of Derek, his wife Janet and daughter Hannah are to be changed forever. Fearing for their safety, Derek offers no resistance, but one of the men is not...Read more
Journalist Phoebe Cutler had a name for championing the underdog and for attacking the police. Now she's dead and Slider must demonstrate the law's impartiality and find her killer. But Cutler had enemies and more than one secret; and someone definitely doesn't want Slider to find the...Read more
The fourth Bill Slider mystery, in which the detective delves into the private life of the recently murdered Sir Stefan Radek. He finds no shortage of suspects - everyone seems glad that Radek is dead. Slider eventually tracks down the most unlikely multiple murderer.Read more
Although she hadn't seen her god-daughter for several years, Isabel feels duty-bound to help when Emily gets into trouble and takes her under her wing. To her surprise Emily is determined not to be a sponger and gets herself a job as nanny. Emily discovers her charge is illegitimate, the...Read more
A chance encounter with a stranger, Priscilla Blunt, seems to offer Nina Crowther an escape from her problems. Middle-aged, struggling to recover from the shock of her husband divorcing her to marry a younger (and pregnant) woman, Nina happily falls in with Priscilla's idea to house-sit for...Read more
Richard Beaumont hoped to see the elusive crow on the Dover cliffs. Instead he sees a young woman falling to her death. No-one recognises her, no-one has reported her missing and Richard returns, shaken, to his wife, but instead of finding solace in Lilian's company, he locks himself away...Read more
ACT OF VIOLENCE - The quiet market town of Mickleburgh is shattered when four local boys commit an astonishingly needless act of violence. As the pressure mount on the boys from police, friends and neighbours, a released murderer is enthralled by the crime and, posing as a psychotherapist,...Read more
Major Johnson's army career was undistinguished. He rose slowly through the ranks, conforming to the rules and on retirement settled in the quiet village of Wiveldown. But Wiveldown is to belie its placid image, for soon the paths of a disparate group of peoples are about to cross with...Read more
On the face of it, Dr. Pettifer had everything to live for—a thriving country practice, a beautiful (and very pregnant) wife, rude good health in both body and bank balance. Everyone swore there was no reason why he should have taken an overdose.
That’s what they all say,...Read more