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When Kate Ivory returns from holiday, a phone call from a concerned friend gives her some rather alarming news. Apparently Kate's normally vibrant and energetic mother Roz is a shadow of her former self, and looks very ill indeed. When Kate visits her mother, Roz sends her away, insisting that her new friends, the Freemans, are taking care of her. Although the couple seems kind-hearted, something about them disturbs Kate. Are they more interested in her mother s new-found wealth than in her health Kate decides to look into the Freemans background. In an investigation that takes her right across the country, she uncovers a trail of deception and soon realises that her mother may not be the only one in danger

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'If you like atmosphere, take a deep breath... for Morse and Lewis are not the only ones to make you feel part of the fabric of Oxford' Manchester Evening News" -- Manchester Evening News 20050903 'The writing is superb and has that edge-of-the-seat quality which makes you want to keep on reading... An excellent read' Tangled Web" -- Tangled Web 20051001 'An adept practitioner of injecting an icy twist into the most normal of shocking situations!' Birmingham Post" -- Birmingham Post 20051027 'Veronica Stallwood's Oxford-located novels...are always a pleasure... There is a most satisfying, if highly brutal, postscript to the tale...her best for some time' Scotsman" -- Scotsman 20060121

Author Bio

Veronica Stallwood was born in London, educated abroad and now lives near Oxford. In the past she has worked at the Bodleian Library and more recently in New College library.