A Place of Safety by Caroline Graham
Ex-vicar Lionel Lawrence believes that everyone deserves a second chance, which is why he decides to open the old rectory to a stream of young offenders. All Lionel wants is to help these poor lost souls to find the right path - he has no idea that the consequences of his good deed will include blackmail, murder and a missing teenager. But Chief Inspector Barnaby is sure he knows who's behind the worrying disappearance of Lionel's latest young charge - a defiantly elusive suspect he's convinced is the incarnation of evil.
A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud.. A beautifully written crime novel The Times Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes ... lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues Mail on Sunday Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery Sunday Telegraph A witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book Yorkshire Post A treat ... haunting stuff Woman's Realm Wickedly acid, yet sympathetic Publishers Weekly Swift, tense and highly alarming TLS Lots of excellent character sketches ... and the dialogue is lively and convincing Independent One to savour -- Val McDermid Hard to praise highly enough The Sunday Times Her books are not just great whodunits but great novels in their own right -- Julie Burchill Enlivened by a very sardonic wit and turn of phrase, the narrative drive never falters Birmingham Post Read her and you'll be astonished ... very sexy, very hip and very funny Scotsman The mystery is intriguing, the wit shafts through like sunlight ... do not miss this book Family Circle
Caroline Graham, the creator of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, was born in Warwickshire and educated at Nuneaton High School for Girls, and later the Open University. She was awarded an MA in Theatre Studies at Birmingham University, and has written several plays for both radio and theatre. She has been dubbed by The Sunday Times as, 'Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755342204 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755342208 |
| Title | A Place of Safety |
| Author | Caroline Graham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2007-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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