A Necessary End (DCI Webb Mystery Book 2)

A Necessary End (DCI Webb Mystery Book 2)

At a New Yearâ€™s Eve party in their hotel in Frecklemarsh, the guests can sense an uneasy tension between their hosts, Oliver and his second wife Nancy Pendrick.

Growing resentment in their marriage, caused by Nancyâ€™s independence and commitment to her London-based catering business, is evident in the fraught family relationships which extends to two wilful stepchildren.

To add fuel to the fire, old flames are returning to the sleepy village, memories of Oliverâ€™s first wife, the beautiful yet troubled Avis, refuse to fade and gossip flies around the small community.

All in all when the festive season is over and Nancy returns to London it is a reliefâ€¦until she doesnâ€™t returnâ€¦

When a female corpse is discovered on a lonely road in Chedbury and eventually identified as Mrs Pendrick, there is universal shock, horror and multiple unanswered questions.

With all the guests at the New Yearâ€™s Eve party potential suspects, CID Webb has his work cut out to track down the killer, and when he fits the pieces of the puzzle together, it forms a picture he would never have expected to seeâ€¦

â€˜A Necessary Endâ€™ is a gripping crime thriller from bestselling author Anthea Fraser.

Praise for Anthea Fraser:

â€œA superbly crafted, riveting, page-turner of a read" - Booklist

â€œMs Fraser is her dependable elegant, guileful self withholding the killer's identity till a dying fall" - Sunday Times

â€œA well-mannered, well-plotted and well-told storyâ€ - Birmingham Post

â€œSympathetic, well-executed book, in which full attention is paid to human feelings and failingsâ€ - Yorkshire Post

Anthea Fraser has written all her life but did not begin to take it seriously until after marriage, when she found herself at home with two small daughters and embarked on a correspondence course with the London School of Journalism. She wrote short stories before turning to novels of the supernatural, and then to crime. Her novels include â€˜The Seven Starsâ€™, â€˜The Ten Commandmentsâ€™, â€˜Death Speaks Softlyâ€™ and â€˜Pretty Maids All in a Rowâ€™.

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Country	USA
Author	Anthea Fraser
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Endeavour Press
Manufacturer	Endeavour Press
NumberOfPages	172
PublicationDate	2015-05-10
Publisher	Endeavour Press
ReleaseDate	2015-05-10
Studio	Endeavour Press

A Necessary End (DCI Webb Mystery Book 2)

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