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Mystery

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The worst that can possibly happen . . . has. A beautiful child is dead -- defiled and murdered in a lonely graveyard on a fog-shrouded evening. It is the sort of horrific crime Chief Inspector Alan Banks fled the city to escape. But the slaying of a bright and lovely teenager from a wealthy, respected family is not the end of a nightmare. Lies, dark secrets, unholy accusations, and hints of sexual depravity swirl around this abomination like leaves in an autumn wind, leading to a shattering travesty of justice that will brutally divide a devastated community with suspicion and hatred. But…

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Editions

12 editions · 3 languages
  • Ebook · English · 2006
    HarperCollins · 9780061190506
  • Audiobook · English · 2004
    Macmillan Audio Books · 1 pages · 9780333989654
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Pan Books · 304 pages · 9780330482189
  • Hardcover · English · 1999
    Penguin USA · 352 pages · 9780670869039
  • Other · English · 2006
    Penguin Canada · 365 pages · 9780143052203
  • Other · English · 2004
    Avon · 400 pages · 9780380820436
MysteryFictionEngland, fiction