Two for Sorrow

Informationen zum Autor Nicola Upson was born in Suffolk and read English at Downing College, Cambridge. Her debut, An Expert in Murder , was the first in a series of crime novels to feature Josephine Tey - one of Britain's finest Golden Age crime writers - and was dramatised for BBC Radio 4. Nicola is a member of the Detection Club, and several of her novels have been listed for the CWA Gold and Historical Daggers. Sorry for the Dead and her latest book, The Christmas Clue , were both Waterstones Thrillers of the Month. Klappentext Old sins cast long shadows... Thirty years on from a horrific series of child murders in London, Josephine Tey sets out to write a novel about the crimes'' perpetrators: Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, the notorious Finchley baby farmers. Meanwhile, her friend, Inspector Archie Penrose is investigating the sadistic murder of a young seamstress, found dead amid preparations for a star-studded charity gala. The girl''s death seems to be the result of a long-standing domestic feud, but Archie is unconvinced; and when a second young woman is involved in an horrific accident soon afterwards, the search begins for a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past where it belongs... Zusammenfassung Old sins cast long shadows... Thirty years on from a horrific series of child murders in London, Josephine Tey sets out to write a novel about the crimes' perpetrators: Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, the notorious Finchley baby farmers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nicola Upson, Upson Nicola
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780571246359
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24635-9
• Pagine: 488
• Dimensioni: 126 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Serie: Archie Penrose; Josephine Tey Mystery; Josephine Tey; Josephine Tey; Archie Penrose; Josephine Tey Series; Josephine Tey und Archie Penrose ermitteln
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery: women sleuths, Classic crime & mystery fiction