Death of a Cuckoo by Wendy Percival
When Gina Vincent receives a letter of condolence from a stranger following her mother's death, a photograph slipped inside reveals a disturbing truth - everything she's ever known is based on a lie. Shocked and disorientated, she engages genealogy detective Esme Quentin to help search for answers. The trail leads to an isolated and abandoned property on the edge of Exmoor, once the home of a strict Victorian institution called The House of Mercy and its enigmatic founder, whose influence seems to linger still in the fabric of the derelict building. As they dig deeper, Esme realises that the house itself hides a dark and chilling secret, one which must be exposed to unravel the mystery behind Gina's past. But someone is intent on keeping the secret hidden. Whatever it takes.
Wendy Percival was born in the West Midlands and brought up in the Worcestershire countryside. After training as a primary school teacher she moved to North Devon in 1980 to take up her first teaching post and remained in teaching for twenty years. An impulse buy of `Writing Magazine' inspired her to start writing seriously. She won `Writing Magazine's Summer Ghost Story competition in 2002 and had a short story published in `The People's Friend' before focusing on full-length fiction. The time honoured `box of old documents in the attic' stirred her interest in genealogy and became the inspiration for the Esme Quentin Mysteries - `Blood-Tied', `The Indelible Stain' and `The Malice of Angels'. When she's not writing fiction, Wendy conducts her own family history research, sharing her finds on her blog, www.familyhistorysecrets.blogspot.com. She's also had articles published in Shropshire Family History Society's quarterly journal and in `Family Tree' magazine. Wendy lives in a thatched cottage beside a thirteenth century church with her husband and a particularly talkative cat. You can find more on her website wendypercival.co.uk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781327388 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781327386 |
| Title | Death of a Cuckoo |
| Author | Wendy Percival |
| Series | Esme Quentin Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SilverWood Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 162 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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