Lamb to the Slaughter
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Atmospheric and suspenseful classic crime introducing a strong new protagonist to delight readers of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.
Aline Templeton Livres
Aline Templeton élabore des romans policiers captivants qui explorent les complexités de la psychologie humaine et de l'ambiguïté morale. Son écriture se caractérise par une atmosphère riche et des observations de personnages aiguisées. La profonde compréhension de la nature humaine par Templeton et son talent pour créer du suspense génèrent des récits captivants qui attirent le lecteur. Elle tisse magistralement des intrigues complexes avec des explorations perspicaces des motivations de ses personnages.
DCI Kelso Strang is led to believe that something very odd is going on around the prosperous fishing port of Tarleton on Scotland's south-east coast. Firstly, a young Detective Inspector is traumatised after witnessing a doctor throwing herself off a cliff, and accusations of extortion have riven the local community. And when the ugly death of a young farmer sets off a murder investigation, Strang finds himself caught in a spider's web of criminality. He is entirely unprepared when he is struck by the worst tragedy of his career, even though it has also brought him into contact with a young advocate's assistant called Catriona, daughter of DI Marjory Fleming.
In a sea-cave on Lovatt Island, just off the west coast of Scotland, a skeleton is found shackled to the rocks. Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, called in to investigate, anticipates a straightforward case belonging firmly in the past. But when a modern watch is discovered on the skeleton's wrist, it seems the crime may be far closer to home.
Carrion Comfort
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Memory lapses are causing Gabrielle to question her sanity but knowing the other major shareholder of her father's business is looking for any excuse to squeeze her out, she can't trust anyone. When a man's body is found, DCI Kelso Strang is drafted in to investigate. Will he be able to put this case to rest before more lives are destroyed?
As a virus devastates the Scottish countryside, killing cattle and destroying lives, Detective Marjory Fleming finds herself at the heart of a troubled, trapped commuity in Galloway. Infected animals are burnt, and farmland is used as burial ground, then human remains are dug up near the small marked town of Kirkluce. In New York City, Laura resolves to discover the truth behind her older sister's disappearnce fifteen years ago, she returns to Galloway, where suspicion, fear and menace thrive.
Lying Dead
- 422pages
- 15 heures de lecture
If you like Inspector Wexford, you'll love DI Marjory Fleming . . . Brilliant classic crime thriller for fans of Ruth Rendell and Peter James.
Atmospheric and suspenseful classic crime introducing a strong new protagonist to delight readers of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.
Marnie Bruce has hyperthymesia; she can remember everything she has ever seen. Everything except from one fateful night when she was eleven; she woke up in an isolated cottage with a head injury and her mother gone. Twenty years later Marnie is seeking answers, but her return looks set to tear open old wounds for many of the locals.
Cradle to Grave
- 406pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Atmospheric and suspenseful classic crime introducing a strong new protagonist to delight readers of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.
Pleasure is the highest good: the Cyrenaics practised the principle until the death of one from an overdose and the apparent suicide of another. DI Marjory Fleming finds the case on her own patch, but difficulties between members of her team don't make it any easier to solve.