<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In Simpson's most skillful and fascinating novel yet, Inspector Thanet is called away from his daughter's wedding preparations to investigate the suspicious and untimely death of a journalist who is found with a broken neck at the foot of her staircase. As Thanet methodically explores the woman's past, he realizes that a number of people--including the victim's own husband--had reasons for wanting her dead. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Newspaper reporter Jessica Manifest's questionable death takes Inspector Luke Thanet away from his daughter's wedding preparations to investigate the victim's supposedly accidental death.</b> As he delves into her secretive past, he realizes that there are many people with motives for murdering her. "Thanet's investigation proceeds with satisfying depth...Simpson tailors her plot with skill and care, nicely dovetailing all the clues and reserving a special twist for the end" (<i>Library Journal</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dorothy Simpson was born in South Wales and went to Bristol University, where she studied languages before moving to Kent, the setting for her Inspector Thanet mystery novels. She is the winner of a Silver Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain.
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