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Available
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Publication
New York : Scribner : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1991.
Description
A novel by the author of Six Feet Under, The Night She Died, Puppet For a Corpse, Close Her Eyes, Last Seen Alive, Dead On Arrival and Element of Doubt .
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LibraryThing member mahallett
the wrap-up was a little too long. too much of thanet's family. i just about pushed his mother-in-law downstairs.
LibraryThing member devenish
A woman Barrister returns home to discover her babysitter lying dead on the kitchen floor. Not only is the body lying in a pool of blood from a head wound,but a plastic bag is covering the head and face. Inspector Luke Thanet is quickly on the scene and together with his assistant Sergeant Lineham
Slightly pedestrian in style,but notable for a detective with an interesting family life and the fact that the crime,although an unpleasant one,is cleverly solved.
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begins his investigation. The victim is found to be a young woman with domestic problems who is also a talented artist who has produced some unsettling works.Slightly pedestrian in style,but notable for a detective with an interesting family life and the fact that the crime,although an unpleasant one,is cleverly solved.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
245 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0684193817 / 9780684193816