When Charlie Flint is sent a mysterious package of cuttings about a brutal murder,it instantly grabs her attention. The murder occurred in the grounds of her old Oxford college - a groom battered to death just hours after his wedding. As his bride and wedding guests sipped champagne,his alleged killers were slipping his bloodstained body into the river.Charlie doesn't know who sent the package,or why,yet she can't get the crime out of her head. But as she delves deeper,and steps back into the mysterious world of Oxford colleges,she realises that there is much more to this crime than meets the eye...
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Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780751543223Number of pages: 544Weight: 380 gDimensions: 200 x 129 x 35 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Wonderfully compelling stuff Daily Mail A workout for the grey cells,perfectly executed Daily Telegraph This standalone from the Scottish force of nature,and creator of Robson Green's Wire In The Blood TV series,is a brutally clever story Daily Mirror Keeps you guessing till the last page Bella Layered with emotional and psychological complexity,this outstanding page-turner has television success written all over it Scottish Daily Record An accomplished thriller,jumping from the past to the present and back with ease,taking in a range of characters and their perspectives...Trick of the Dark had me ruminating for days Sunday Tribune A broad,winding murder mystery Sunday Telegraph Thoughtful,tender and always entertaining Guardian
Val McDermid
Often hailed as the modern Queen of Crime,Scottish author Val McDermid's work includes several bestselling series,including the Lindsay Gordon,Kate Brannigan,Inspector Karen Pirie series and the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series,the first of which,The Mermaids Singing,won the Crime Writers'Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year. The Hill Jordan series was adapted for the highly successful television drama; Wire in the Blood.
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