Grandmother's Footsteps

ISBN: 9780751532509
Author: Carol Smith
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The cold-blooded butchery of a mother and her daughters triggers a wave of outrage in the media. Though not immediately obvious because they are so widely-spaced, this is just the latest in a series of bloody murders. It takes the patient persistence of cartographer, William Huxley, to sense a link the police have missed and slowly unravel the puzzle. Stuck at home with the two-year-old Morwenna while his high-flying wife, Edwina, plays with fire, William, the puzzle-solver, slowly assembles the pieces, aided solely by a cub reporter and the valiant cleaning lady, Mrs. P. When a prominent public figure is hacked to death, events take a sudden sharp curve for the worse. Particularly when it rapidly becomes clear that William is the next intended victim. From the Author GRANDMOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS is my sixth novel, all of them psychological thrillers with a what would happen if? theme. When casting around for a brand new twist, I decided to turn the whole thing on its head with a first person narrative from the murderer's point of view and the victims selected apparently at random. Not even my publisher or agent guessed the identity of the murderer. I challenge you not to either. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Inside Flap The cold-blooded butchery of a mother and her daughters triggers a wave of outrage in the media. Though not immediately obvious because they are so widely-spaced, this is just the latest atrocity of a series. An elderly spinster arranging flowers in a church, her little dog dead at her side. A schoolmaster with a party of boys. A bank manager. A yoga teacher. A social worker. Someone appears to be stealthily stalking them, targeting the virtuous and clean-living. It takes the patient persistence of cartogapher, William Huxley, to sense a link the police have missed and slowly unravel the puzzle. But when a prominent public figure is hacked to death, events take a sudden sharp curve for the worse. Particularly when it rapidly becomes clear that William is the next intended victim... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Carol Smith is the author of DARKENING ECHOES, KENSINGTON COURT, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, FAMILY REUNION and UNFINISHED BUSINESS. She lives in Kensington, West London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Genre: Crime
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