Friendless and alone after his wife dies under suspicious circumstances, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox searches desperately for the illegitimate granddaughter who could be the only answer to the problems plaguing his name and his life.
Minette Walters is as much exterminator as novelist. With uncomfortable accuracy, her novels bring to the surface those creepy, crawly parts of the human psyche that most of us would rather keep hidden. Articulate, clever, and acutely observant, she eschews the standard trappings of psychological suspense and presents characters both vulnerable and?ÿdeeply?ÿunpleasant. Twenty years ago, […]
When a local councillor and an anthropologist re-investigate the controversial murder conviction of a mentally retarded 20-year-old, theyre unprepared for the disturbing facts that come to light–and the personal demons with which they must come to terms.