Chief Superintendent Frances Harman is worn out tearing up and down the motor way every other weekend caring for her elderly parents, and running the ‘cold case’ division. She is currently investigating the mystery of a comatose victim whose identity is yet to be discovered.
ACC Mark Turner does his best to defend her to the Chief Constable who insists that she is not doing her job.
The case she is handling is that of an unknown woman who has been attacked, assaulted and left for dead. But someone has been visiting her. At first the hospital are unhelpful, but with some skilful handling Frances obtains some co-operation and begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding the crime.
This is a marvellous book illustrating the demands of old age, loyalty, commitment, and love. I found it a compelling read.
The situation of the unknown woman who lies in a vegetative state is handled
well. I seem blessed at present with a plethora of books featuring REAL mysteries
- there is a current trend for switching between the point of view of the pursued
and the pursuers, and whilst there are some excellent books that use this method,
which illustrate the complexity and ingenuity of chasing and finding the perpetrator,
I still love real detective books, those that tax you to see if you the reader
can solve the mystery. This is one of those books, so if you like a good mystery
this is for you.
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Lizzie Hayes
Judith writes two series - she has 10 books about amateur detective Sophie Rivers
all with Dying as the first word of the title; the last to be published was
Dying to Deceive in 2003. Her second series concerns Detective Sergeant Kate
Power and there are 6 books all with Power in the title - the last to be published
was Power Shift also in 2003. There are 2 non-series romances and the first
novel called Scar Tissue (2004) in a new series about Caffy Tyler.