When a body is discovered floating in a Thames river lock one dreary morning, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are summoned from Scotland Yard to Chiltern Hills. The dead man
is Connor Swann, son-in-law of two of London’s most renowned opera personalities. And prints on the corpse’s neck suggest that Swann was strangled. As Duncan and Gemma explore the quiet woods above
the Thames and the flamboyant world of London opera in search of answers, they discover a tangled web of family secrets and hidden emotions. And when Duncan finds himself dangerously drawn to a
suspect, he and Gemma must sort out their complicated feelings for each other.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Secrets, big and little, hound one character after another: liaisons, frustrated ambitions, lies that cover older lies. Deborah Crombie has stylishly adopted a British accent along with a feel for British customs in crime.” —Washington Post Book World
“The passages of the first
drowning are haunting, the mystery is intriguing, the characters are
well developed and the solution satisfies. Stay tuned.” —Publishers Weekly
“Crombie’s insightful writing and an engrossing reading by Deehy make this haunting whodunit well worth hearing.” —AudioFile
“Detail and pacing are immaculate as
the investigation is drawn closer and closer toward domestic secrets as
the source of the solution to the crime. A superbly engrossing whodunit
for all active mystery collections.” —Booklist
“Tidily plotted and neatly written.” —Kirkus Reviews
Deborah Crombie is a Macavity Award winner and a finalist for the Edgar Award and the Agatha Award, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than a dozen
novels and is best known for her contemporary mystery series featuring Scotland Yard’s Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. Among this series is Dreaming of the Bones, which was selected as one
of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
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