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Book SynopsisAn anonymous letter sent to Larkwood''s Prior accuses Peter Henderson, an academic celebrity renowned for daring ideas, of a grotesque murder: the calculated killing of Jenny, his disabled partner, believed by everyone to have died peacefully two years previously from a sudden attack of cancer.
But for this letter there is no evidence, no suspect and no crime. Time has moved on. Lives have been rebuilt. Grief and loss are tempered by a comforting thought: a paralysed woman, once an acclaimed dancer, had died quickly and painlessly, spared a drawn out illness; a life marked by agonising misfortune had come to a merciful end.
But now Anselm has been told the truth behind the soothing lie. He must move cautiously to expose the killer and the killing. He must think of young Timothy, Jenny and Peter''s son. A boy who is still learning to live without his mother.
And so Anselm begins his most delicate investigation yet, unaware that Jenny''s adoring father is also thi
Trade Review
Complex and psychologically intriguing * Good Book Guide *
Brodrick writes with great elegance, his style unhurried, dialogue intelligent, polite yet full of meaning. -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *
a reflective novel -- Joan Smith * Sunday Times *
Brodrick is amongst the greatest contemporary crime writers, and his novels cannot be dismissed as mere 'thrillers'. Thought-provoking and philosophical, they never hinge on a gory slaying, but on ethical dilemmas that are central to our changing moral landscape... my crime book of the year. -- Victoria Cross * The Lady *
