Dead Hunt: Number 5 in series
By (Author) Beverly Connor
Little, Brown Book Group
Piatkus Books
1st December 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
384
Width 160mm, Height 180mm, Spine 25mm
198g
Clymene O'Riley is in prison for killing her husband - though Diane Fallon is sure she killed another, and suspects she may have left a veritable graveyard of dead men in her wake. Either way, Diane was happy to help put her behind bars. So when Clymene informs her that one of the prison guards may be in danger from a serial killer, Diane is suspicious. And when Clymene escapes from jail, Diane becomes the prime suspect in a bloody murder that puts her in the path of an angry killer who wants her dead...
'An outstanding series deserves comparison with the best of Patricia Cornwell' Booklist 'An entertaining incident-packed story' Sunday Telegraph 'Not only does [Connor] give us excellently constructed plots; her leading characters are refreshingly attractive' Scotsman 'You will certainly enjoy this series' Mystery Wome
Before she began her writing career, Beverly Connor used to work as an archaeologist in the South-eastern United States. She weaves her professional experiences from archaeology and her knowledge of the South into interlinked stories of the past and present.