- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (5 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743441060
- ISBN-13: 978-0743441063
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,121,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'When she's attacked and knocked unconscious, social worker Jo Elliott assumes she was merely unlucky: the random victim of an opportune mugging. Gradually, the doubts set in. A half-glimpsed face watching her in the supermarket; an attempted break-in at night. As the days pass, Jo begins to suspect she was deliberately targeted. Although she caught only the briefest glimpse, she can't help feeling she's seen her attacker before. As she pieces the clues together, Jo becomes increasingly convinced that what at first appeared to be a random attack might have some connection with a case she was involved in eight years earlier. A case involving a problem family called the Metcalfes. A case that went horribly, terribly wrong...
About the Author
Born in Bedford in 1973, 28-year-old Clare Littleford used to work at Nottingham City Council, in the housing department, before taking an MA in Writing at Nottingham Trent University. She now works for a lottery-funded community development project in inner city Nottingham. BEHOLDEN is Clare's first novel.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book after reading the rave reviews by other readers, as it sounded as though it was the kind of book that I really enjoy. However, for me the fact that the main character - Social Worker Jo Elliot - was so obstinate, and behaved in a way that I found difficult to believe she would have got away with in real life, spoilt it. There were times when I was so annoyed by this that I nearly gave up but I persevered and in the end I was glad that I had. Even so, I still have rather mixed feelings about it, and would hesitate to recommend it to my friends. I shall try to get a copy of 'Beholden' and see if that has the same effect on me. On the plus side, the book is certainly different, but you do need to feel some kind of empathy for the lead character in a novel. If I had felt this, then it would have made the ending even more powerful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was drawn to this book because Jo, the main character, is a social worker and I am training to be one. However, I think this was a disadvantage when reading this because I found many of the things Jo did completely unbelievable and although I liked her at first, I quickly became astonished at how she was not struck off due to some of her actions.
The story itself was good, it did keep me interested until the last few chapters, when I think it became a bit too far-fetched. However, I did want to know how it would end and read it quite quickly. I probably would read other books by the author, although this book was not as good as I was expecting.
The story itself was good, it did keep me interested until the last few chapters, when I think it became a bit too far-fetched. However, I did want to know how it would end and read it quite quickly. I probably would read other books by the author, although this book was not as good as I was expecting.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Death Duty' is a dark tale of a social worker from Nottingham drawn into the world of two brothers, with disastrous consequences for all involved. While very well-written, there are major problems with the structure of the book. If you read the sleeve notes, it tells you author Littleford is an ex-social worker from Nottingham - and this is where the book's biggest fault lies. Littleford packs it with minute detail about Nottingham, right down to the names of the roads the protagonist travels down on her route to ASDA! This irrelevant information adds nothing to the plot, only serving to bog down the action. It's a great shame, because the ending in particular is excellent, but because this book is around 100 pages too long in the middle, less patient readers might not get there.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Tension factor set to zero
Death Duty is set in Nottingham and begins with an attack on a social worker. Not the most exciting premise for a novel in terms of location and event and from there it's downhill... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by Catherine Murphy
Hated the main character
By the end of the book I couldn't stand the main character and didn't really care what happened to her. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006
Brilliant New Author
I found Death Duty sheer brilliance. The story was gripping, the characters vivid and the suspence was mystifying. The secrets are held right up until the end. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2005 by Ms D. Clinton
The Slow-burn Nightmare
Death Duty will draw you into the mean streets of Nottingham with its cast of brilliantly drawn, believable characters who may or may not be what they seem. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2005
I like what I don't like
Something I particularly liked about this book is the fact that I didn't much like the main character- Jo Elliot, and that that didn't didn't drive me away from her or stop me from... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004
First rate psychological thriller
Having read Clare Littleford's first novel - Beholden - I was looking forward to becoming immersed in another subtle, and utterly believable, story of everyday life on the borders... Read more
Published on 31 May 2004
Mysterious and disturbing
Having read Clare Littleford's first novel, I knew to expect a journey that would take me into the minds of some seriously disturbed people. And I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published on 7 May 2004
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