Wings Over the Watcher by Priscilla Masters

Wings Over the Watcher by Priscilla Masters

Dedicated to her profession, DI Joanna Piercy has built her imposing reputation on the foundations of thorough investigative police work. A stalwart of the force, her years chalked up in the service have taught her to trust instinct over the speculation of co-workers and locals. However, the job which had once excited and intrigued her with every passing day, had now fallen into a familiar pattern of form filling and snide office banter. Distracted from her duty, by her recent miscarriage and split with her partner Matthew, Joanna is battling through this painful emotional period alone. She finds solace in her work, yet her focus and coherency are out of sync. She resorts to formulaic solutions to resolve her cases, having seen the same situations time and again, she assumes all cases have a simple repetitive answer. So when Arthur Pennington enters her office in a state of confused distress and reports his wife Beatrice is missing, Joanna does not reciprocate the same concern. Convinced that his wife is merely involved in an extra-marital affair, Joanna is dismissive of Arthur's concerns. But when Beatrice's strangled body is discovered recklessly dumped on the Leek moorlands, she is forced to revaluate her stance. Unbeknown to even her closest family; Beatrice had been harbouring a secret and dangerously obsessive infatuation, which had grown from her deep-rooted insecurities and low-self esteem. Joanna knew that unrequited love could be hurtful, but fatal! Continuing the DI Joanna Piercy mystery series, "Wings over the Watcher" delves deep within the complex puzzle of the female psyche, examining the warped impact marital neglect can have on a woman's mental stability.

'A powerful novel well anchored in contemporary events' Guardian 'It's always a joy to discover a crime writer with a sure touch and the capacity to shockMore please and soon' Peter Lovesey

PRISCILLA MASTERS was born in Halifax and is one of seven adopted children. The family moved to South Wales where she lived until she was sixteen when she went to Birmingham to work and then to train as a nurse. She is married to a GP and now lives in Shropshire. She works part-time as a nurse.

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ISBN 13	9780749081003
ISBN 10	0749081007
Titel	Wings Over the Watcher
Autor	Priscilla Masters
Serie	A Joanna Piercy Mystery
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Allison & Busby
Erscheinungsjahr	2006-08-21
Seitenanzahl	283
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