Dangerous to Know

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Sebastian, the fifty-six-year-old patriarch of the Locke clan, is handsome, charismatic, a man of immense charm and intelligence. He heads up the philanthropic Locke Foundation, funded by the vast family fortune built by his forefathers. Committed to relieving the suffering of those in genuine need, Locke travels the globe, personally giving away millions a year to the poor, the sick, and the victims of natural disasters and wars. He is seen as a beacon of light in today's darkly violent world. That is why the police are so baffled when Sebastian is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Has he been murdered, and if so who would want to kill the world's greatest philanthropist Could such an upstanding man have enemies Vivienne Trent, an American journalist, met Locke as a child, married him, divorced him, but stayed close to him. Aware that there was another side to this engimatic man, she sets out to find the truth about his death and about Locke himself.

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Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford:

'Queen of the genre.' Sunday Times

Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the worlds best at spinning yarns. Guardian

A classic saga of loyalty, secrets, passion and intrigueif youve been suffering withdrawal symptoms from Downton, this is for you Daily Mail

As romantic and thrilling as the rest Independent on Sunday

Another great yarn from the ultimate storyteller The Sun

The storyteller of substance. The Times

Author Bio

Barbara Taylor Bradford was born in Leeds, and by the age of twenty was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. In 1979, her first novel, A Woman of Substance, was published. That enduring bestseller was followed by sixteen others. Her novels have sold more than sixty million copies worldwide. She lives with her husband, film producer Robert Bradford.