Susan Moody
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English
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Alex Quick investigates the murder of a close family friend in this intriguing, intricately-plotted mystery In her former career as a police detective, Alex Quick was exposed to some brutally violent crimes - but none as horrific as this. A badly mutilated corpse is discovered in a field, the victim castrated, the word 'cheat' carved across his chest. The dead man was a close family friend of Alex, and his sister has asked her to find out who killed...
2) Loose Ends
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Severn House Publishers
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2013
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English
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The past lives of two London strangers converge in this "addictive, ironic and darkly suspenseful combination of mystery and romance" (Kirkus Reviews).
It's been ten years since Kate Fullerton survived a suspicious car accident in Ecuador that took the lives of her father, stepmother, and younger sister. Haunted by the tragedy, and with her inheritance lost to a con artist husband, Kate's been adrift ever since. She only...
It's been ten years since Kate Fullerton survived a suspicious car accident in Ecuador that took the lives of her father, stepmother, and younger sister. Haunted by the tragedy, and with her inheritance lost to a con artist husband, Kate's been adrift ever since. She only...
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13-year-old Chantal Frazer's carefree childhood came to an end the day her sister Sabine was murdered in shocking and tragic circumstances while working as an au pair for the wealthy Palliser family in their beautiful Cotswolds home. 23 years later, Chantal visits Weston Lodge, now converted into a luxury hotel, to attempt to find some answers. What really happened that terrible night? What is the truth about the Pallisers' troubled family history?...
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A compelling tale of childhood trauma and sinister discoveries-Alice and her brother Orlando lived a quiet life growing up in post WWII Britain; that is until the arrival of the precocious, manipulative and sexually aware Nicola. But on Alice's 12th birthday, Nicola disappears, only to be found days later, battered, bruised and dead. Twenty years go by until Alice becomes determined to dig up the past and solve the mystery of Nicola's death. But will...
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A woman's search for her identity leads her to confront a series of disturbing truths in this enthralling psychological mystery - Abandoned at the age of eleven by her beautiful, capricious mother, Theodora Cairns, twenty years on and with a painful divorce behind her, is still struggling to get over her childhood abandonment. With the urging of her new love interest, Fergus Costello, and a chance discovery, Theo becomes determined to find her mother...
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A former detective turned art expert investigates her friend's disappearance in this British mystery series debut from the author of A Final Reckoning.
Former Detective Inspector Alexandra Quick has given up her badge to pursue a career as an art expert. But when her business partner, the acclaimed art historian Dr. Helena Drummond, disappears, Alexandra knows she must once gain put her investigative skills to use.
Shortly before she vanished,...
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Former police detective Alex Quick finds it impossible to refuse when a young family friend begs for her help in discovering which of his friends is a thief. Following a dinner party, he'd held at his uncle's grand Venetian apartment, a pair of valuable items went missing, only to turn up at London pawnbrokers. But why would a wealthy guest, a member of the glamorous Anglo-Italian jet set, need to steal in the first place? Before Alex can discover...
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A New South tale with the shadows of the Old South not far in the background. The Devil Dont Knock is a riveting story of intrigue and greed that catapults everyday folk to the center of the stage. It is a story that will keep you on the edge of your chair or awake in your bed, depending on where you do your reading. Once picked up, its hard to put down. Luke Boyd, author of Coon Dogs and Outhouses, Tall Tales from the Mississippi Delta An entertaining...