- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan (25 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333904923
- ISBN-13: 978-0333904923
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,246,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Spate of Attacks is Hitting the peaceful town of Leek - and They're Getting Increasingly Violent A spate of robberies targetting elderly women is disturbing enough, but especially so in a town as peaceful and sedate as Leek. Then one attack turns to murder, and Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy is called to the eerily named Spite Hall. For the body of Nan Lawrence has been found bludgeoned to death, lying over the tapestry she was in the process of embroidering. But what could have made the robbers move from simple theft to murder? When Joanna calls on Nan's neighbours she is surprised to find that they are none other than the old lady's estranged brother and his teenage grandson, neither of whom seems particularly willing to co-operate with her enquiries. But slowly, aided by her colleague Mike Korpanski, Joanna unravels a mystery - the tangled threads of which are rooted years in the past..
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Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, and brought up in South Wales, Priscilla Masters lives in Shropshire with her husband, a GP in the Potteries. She works part-time as a GP-attached nurse in Leek.
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Investigating a series of burglaries on the elderly, of the town of Leek, DI Joanna Piercy and DS Mike Korpanski are alarmed when the burglaries take a different turn, and two of the elderly victims are attacked. When the next victim Nan Lawrence is found dead, Joanna becomes suspicious that there may be more than one gang involved, but is that possible in the small town of Leek?
Sixth in the Inspector Joanna Piercy series, this is more than a police investigation. Skilfully woven into the story are the relationships between families. As Joanna probes, she meets with blank resistance from the women attacked, and in the immediate family of the murdered victim, she is confronted with hatred that appears to have its roots in the past.
Whilst attempting to gain some understanding of the emotions festering under the surface of the victims, both she and Mike Korpanski are struggling with their own family problems. Joanna is now living with Matthew Levin, in an idyllic cottage, but their idyll is shattered when Eloise, Matthews daughter comes to stay for half term. For Mike Korpanski a visit from his mother-in-law is proving a considerable strain.
The mystery is complex and only by uncovering the secrets of the past will the murderer be found.
It is always interesting to see how the haracters in a series develop, and this is certainly true with this series. Both Joanna and Mike have matured, Joanna in her handling of situations and Mike in his relationship with a female superior officer. After a shaky start they have become a good working team.
Priscilla is adept at creating intriguing mysteries coupled with excellent characterisation of the investigating officers. More please. ------ Lizzie Hayes
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