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So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder' Sunday TelegraphThe balding policeman on Trudi Adamson's doorstep brings the worst news possible: her husband Trent has been burned to death in a freak car accident.Suddenly a widow after years of marriage, Trudi soon discovers there's a lot she didn't know about her late husband. Why did he resign from his job without telling her? And where is all his money?As shock piles upon shock, Trudi is forced to re-examine her belief in Trent, and ultimately in herself. Compelled to leave the cosy nest of her old life, she is out in the open and fighting for her survival.

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Death of a Dormouse

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 29/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9780007334773, 978-0007334773
      ISBN10: 000733477X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder' Sunday TelegraphThe balding policeman on Trudi Adamson's doorstep brings the worst news possible: her husband Trent has been burned to death in a freak car accident.Suddenly a widow after years of marriage, Trudi soon discovers there's a lot she didn't know about her late husband. Why did he resign from his job without telling her? And where is all his money?As shock piles upon shock, Trudi is forced to re-examine her belief in Trent, and ultimately in herself. Compelled to leave the cosy nest of her old life, she is out in the open and fighting for her survival.

      Trade Review

      ‘The plot is splendidly intricate and involving’
      Sunday Times

      ‘The most varied, clever and enjoyable crime writer we have’
      Sunday Telegraph

      ‘Few writers in the genre today have Hill’s gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace’
      Sunday Times

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