The Price of Guilt [Paperback]

Given the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award in 1999 for "a lifetime's achievement in crime writing," Margaret Yorke has established herself as one of the most respected voices in mystery writing. In her 42nd, The Price of Guilt, the fragile, victimised heroine, Louise Widdows, is on the run. After being struck down by a hit and run driver near her home--escaping with a concussion, several fractured ribs and a broken arm--she finds that her oppressive husband, Colin, has disappeared. Terrified that the two incidents might be related and that he may return, Louise flees to a small cottage in the country. However, as the police investigate the attempted murder, a string of disturbing clues surface connecting her husband to a menacing past--one that may cost Louise her life. --Susan Queue --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'Yorke has an extraordinary feel for the passions that lurk beneath unremarkable facades.'

Louise Widdows married to provide support and supplication in exchange for a secure home, but her facade of acceptance disguises a miserable existence. Abandoning the matrimonial home, she blossoms into independence, but the discovery of a body means her new life suddenly doesn't seem so secure.

Margaret Yorke is a past chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. She has been a writer for over twenty years and her outstanding contribution to the genre has recently been recognised by the award of the 1999 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger.