β Scribed by Elder, Frank;Harvey, John
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From the master of British Crime Writing comes Frank Elder's last case.
'An expertly plotted and moving final act for an old-school investigator of the best sort, from a true master of the genre' Guardian Books of the Month
'This is wonderfully atmospheric crime writing - a tribute to Harvey's exceptional talent' Daily Mail
'The heavy manacles around the girl's wrists, perhaps not surprisingly, looked very much like the ones that had been found on the studio floor. For a moment, she had a vision of the chain to which they were attached being swung through the air, taking on force and speed before striking home.Then swung again.'
When his estranged daughter Katherine appears on his doorstep, ex-Detective Frank Elder knows that something is wrong.
Katherine has long been troubled, and Elder has always felt powerless to help her.
But now Katherine has begun to self-destruct.
The breakdown of her affair...
Elder, Frank -- (Fictitious character)
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