Embroidering Shrouds by Priscilla Masters
A spate of robberies targeting elderly women has shocked the normally sedate town of Leek to its core. And now it appears that the robbers have moved on to murder. At the eerily named Spite Hall, the body of Nancy Lawrence has been found bludgeoned to death, lying over the tapestry she was in the process of embroidering. Why have the robbers killed this time? When Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy begins her investigation she is surprised to find that the victims next door neighbour is Nan's brother and is even more shocked to discover that the pair have not spoken for years. With the aid of her colleagues, Joanna unravels a mystery - the tangled threads of which a rooted years in the past.
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 train as a nurse. She is married to a GP and now lives in Shropshire. She works part-time in Staffordshire as a practice nurse. She is the author of numerous crime novels, including the popular Joanna Piercy series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749005870 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749005874 |
| Title | Embroidering Shrouds |
| Author | Priscilla Masters |
| Series | A Joanna Piercy Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
| Year published | 2002-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 276 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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