Product Description

Douglas Petty is a man who enjoys his reputation as an unreconstructed male with a penchant for too much wine and too many women. Inheriting his father's eccentric estate and dog sanctuary quietened him a little, and marriage to Amy a little more. Even so, it seemed out of character for him a sue a tabloid newspaper for libel when it printed a scurrilous story about him. His lawyers told him he had a good chance of winning the case, mainly because Amy's testimony would clearly refute the story. But then Amy is involved in a horrendous train crash and while the authorities assume she died in the resulting fire, there is no body to prove it. And if she wasn't killed why has she disappeared and, with no money and no other family, where is she? In a story of mesmerising suspense, Amy slowly reveals why she cannot return to her beloved home, and why she can never escape from the lies she was told as a child.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4158215 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07
• Formats: Audiobook, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 8
• Binding: Audio Cassette

Review
'Her knowledge of the workings of the human mind - or more correctly the soul - is second to none.' Ian Rankin 'Undiluted brilliance.' The Times 'The best female crime writer in this country' Sunday Express

About the Author
Frances Fyfield is a criminal lawyer, a trade she has used to huge success in many of her novels. She lives in London and in Deal, by the sea which is her passion. She has won several awards, including the Silver Dagger.

From AudioFile
Lives change forever during the crash of the Kent to London train. One passenger uses the crash as an opportunity to hide a murder; another takes the opportunity to leave her past behind. British author Frances Fyfield, who is a soliciter as well as a writer, is known for her involving, tightly written mystery novels. This one is less a traditional mystery than some of her others, but is every bit as involving. Rula Lenska's low-pitched voice is just right for this edgy tale of lives undone and remade. Her narrative reading reflects the action of the story without overdramatizing, and she gives the characters voices that reveal their personalities. Some not so nice, to be sure, but always interesting. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

Intriguing
I'm a long time Fyfield fan. The more recent books in the series have been somewhat inconsistent. Fyfield's writing is always good but her plotlines now and then were not what they could have been. This time out, we've got a really good book that is, unfortunately, bracketed by a Foreward and an Endpiece that consist of letters. The letters, while obviously the only way the author could impart the particulars she wanted to get across, are tiresome. Once into the meat of the book itself, there's a cast of well-drawn characters and a plot that, on the surface, seems a bit strange. The subplot, however, is clever and the characters are revealed slowly, steadily until they emerge ultimately not at all as they seem initially. This is, finally, a well-told story with an entirely satisfying resolution.
Recommended.