Fear of Drowning by Peter Turnbull
'Few can rival Turnbull for dire authenticity' Observer A middle-aged couple, Max and Amanda Williams, disappear. They enjoyed a modest but comfortable lifestyle, seemed to have no enemies, and had two adult, successful children. Detective Inspector George Hennessey of the City of York Police instinctively feels from the outset that there has been foul play, and his suspicions are confirmed when the bodies of the missing couple are found in a shallow grave. But the discovery of the bodies is only the beginning in a case that will test the police to their limits. For a start, it appears that no one could benefit from their murder as they had lost a fortune in a short space of time. And then both, apparently unknown to each other, had been involved in illicit liaisons, one sexual, the other financial. Added to this is the strange behaviour of the couple's son and a mystery in the family's past. Hennessey, a man haunted by tragedy in his own life, finds the road to a solution littered with conflicting clues and misinformation. From the position of having no suspects at all, he soon finds there are all too many people who wished the Williamses harm. A compelling and grittily authentic novel from the author of the acclaimed P-Division series.
'I can think of no other writer who so vividly captures the atmosphere of hopeless urban menace' The Times 'Engrossingly readable' Guardian
Peter Turnbull was born in Yorkshire and educated locally. He has had a variety of jobs, and was a social worker for twenty-three years, an occupation he has recently given up to become a full-time writer. His work has taken him to Sheffield, Glasgow (where his acclaimed P-Division novels are set) and Leeds, where he now lives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006513629 |
| ISBN 10 | 000651362X |
| Title | Fear of Drowning |
| Author | Peter Turnbull |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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