- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (1 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552142956
- ISBN-13: 978-0552142953
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,981,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Crown Prosecutor Helen West runs her life by this maxim. But she decides her life needs brightening up and Cath, her new cleaning lady can help. As the paths of their private and professional lives collide, Helen becomes witness to the forces of love and guilt.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Crown Prosecutor Helen West applies this maxim with equal verve to the state of disrepair of her garden flat and to her relationship with senior policeman Geoffrey Bailey, although both are in need of a little tender loving care. Bailey, in particular, is caught up in a seemingly open-and-shut murder enquiry, but something about the case is making him uneasy.
Returning home from another unsuccessful court hearing, another domestic violence case which leaves her frustrated and angry, Helen decides that her life needs brightening up. Where better to start than her home, and who better to help than Cath, her newly acquired cleaning lady?
Cath is a treasure, recommended by Helen's friends, the Eliots, and her life could do with brightening too. Not only is she mourning the death of her much-loved brother, she is also ensconced in a less-than-perfect marriage. Helen is only too happy to turn a blind eye to Cath's unhappiness, until, as the paths of her private and professional lives unwittingly collide, she becomes a witness to the destructive forces of love and guilt, and finds herself applying her own version of justice.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While I admire Fyfield's considerable talents as a mystery writer, her characters strike me as relentlessly unlikeable. For this reason, "A Clear Conscience" is like an "interesting" wine that goes down easily and enjoyably, but leaves an unsettling aftertaste.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent British read and great narration
12 Aug 2000
Format:Audio Cassette
I have listended to Rula Lenska read several other of Fyfield's always top-notch mysteries and am always completely enthralled by her narrative qualities. Her throaty voice and various accents make the novel come alive. Thoroughly enjoyable.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
An "Interesting" Wine?
5 July 2002
Format:Paperback
While I admire Fyfield's considerable talents as a mystery writer, her characters strike me as relentlessly unlikeable. For this reason, "A Clear Conscience" is like an "interesting" wine that goes down easily and enjoyably, but leaves an unsettling aftertaste.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Interesting read
8 Oct 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is not a story with the typical whodunnit structure. The main detective characters take second place to the lives of the victim, killer and their associates. None of the characters are really appealing, the domestic violence scenarios were very well drawn and, for both these reasons, it was difficult to work through to the end of the book. But perseverance paid off. It will be interesting to read further books by this author.
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