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Bitter Blue (A Sal Kilkenny mystery) (Hardcover)

by Cath Staincliffe (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby (1 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749006064
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749006068
  • Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 16 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 947,676 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"It's always exciting to see a writer getting better and better, and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that." -- Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News

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On her first day back after the Easter break Manchester based Private Investigator, Sal Kilkenny takes on two new cases. The first is to discover who is sending offensive poison pen letters to hotel receptionist Lucy Barker. The second is surveilence work for a couple who want reassuring that there are no nuisance neighbours or criminal activity in the area they're planning to buy a new home. As Sal prepares to stake out the streets a bitter cold snap plunges the country into arctic conditions. Her stress levels are not helped by the escalation of the campaign against Lucy Barker and her inability to nail the perpetrator who maddeningly avoids capture. Plus there's trouble at home as Sal's daughter Maddie seems unable to settle at school. When Sal's normally mundane surveillance duties bring her face to face with a grim discovery and violent crime she's sure that it just can't get any worse before it gets better. Unluckily for Sal there is more than one surprise in store for her and a nightmarish sequence of events may well turn out to be a matter of life and death...

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Blue wins through, 1 Jun 2003
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The new Sal kilkenny novel from Cath Staincliffe is a stylish and gripping read. Sal has to deal with a mysterious, untrustworthy client who leads her into nailbiting complications. Staincliffe's immaculate style and crisp vision move expertly between the domestic and professional worlds of her private investigator and drive this novel in the way that her many fans have come to expect. A vivid and absorbing read that leaves you wanting more.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bitter Blue, 15 Oct 2003
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This was the first Cath Staincliffe book I had read. I normally am able to gauge whether I will enjoy a novel after reading the first paragraph. This book gripped me, extremely well-written. An author to stick with. The title certainly did not leave me feeling bitter nor blue. Superb
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5.0 out of 5 stars engrossing , 29 Jun 2007
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An engrossing novel full of surprises and with a thrilling, packed plot with plenty to keep you enticed. With a combination of home-life and as a private detective, Cath Staincliffe's character of Sal Kilkenny is realistic and therefore a brilliant character to take us through this thrilling plot.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly credible
This is one of the most convincing detective stories I've read - and I've read a lot. A main character in Sal Kilkenny who gets under our skin as we empathise with her. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Georgina Faye

5.0 out of 5 stars Bitter blue and back with a fantastic novel
The best Sal Kilkenny book in the series so far. It all starts off quite innocently with Maddie refusing to go to school, and Sal investigating cases that include hate mail sent... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003 by Mr. M. Ramsden

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