*"She had been in school uniform the first and last time Judy had seen her alive, and she had wondered what it would be like to be her mother. Now, she thanked God she wasn't."* Detective Inspector Judy Hill had seen the girl that evening, talking and laughing with friends on the bus home. Now she
A Shred of Evidence
โ Scribed by Jill McGown
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Ballantine Books
- Year
- 2012;1997
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Edition
- 1st Ballantine books mass market ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0307559645
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โฆ Synopsis
"McGown's style is uniquely hers, engrossing, poignant, with effectual characterization."
--Mystery News
When the body of fifteen-year-old Natalie Ouspensky is found strangled near a public park in Stansfield, England, Detective Inspector Judy Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd have their work cut out for them. For Natalie wasn't quite the innocent her mother believes, and her classmates at Oakland School guard Natalie's secrets--and their own--like life itself. Then a shred of evidence points Hill and Lloyd in the right--and decidedly deadly--direction. . . .
"[A ] compelling story . . . The characters are devious, cunning, charming--and truly, truly wicked. This small English town, overrun with malice, is well served by its finely delineated constabulary, with Lloyd and Hill at the top of their form."
--Publishers Weekly
From the Paperback edition.
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