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Anthea Fraser

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

HarperCollins, Publishers

Whistler''s Lane

Golden Apple Publishers

At a New Year’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 Nancy’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 Oliver’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 relief…until she doesn’t return…   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 Year’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 see…   ‘A Necessary End’ is a gripping crime thriller from bestselling author Anthea Fraser.   Praise for Anthea Fraser:   “A superbly crafted, riveting, page-turner of a read" - Booklist   “Ms Fraser is her dependable elegant, guileful self withholding the killer's identity till a dying fall" - Sunday Times   “A well-mannered, well-plotted and well-told story” - Birmingham Post   “Sympathetic, well-executed book, in which full attention is paid to human feelings and failings” - 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 ‘The Seven Stars’, ‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘Death Speaks Softly’ and ‘Pretty Maids All in a Row’.   Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

Necessary End

Ulverscroft Large Print Bks.

A tense and gripping new crime novel from Anthea Fraser featuring the ever-popular DCI Webb   Malcolm Bennett, Webb's friend and colleague, has recently remarried, and there is conflict between his grown-up family and his new wife, making for a tense atmosphere at home.Meanwhile, the two detectives have joined forces to tackle a series of shop raids, but are soon overtaken by events which have a shattering effect on Bennett's family. Two of them meet with a violent death within the space of four days, presenting Webb with one of the most traumatic cases of his career.

One Is One and All Alone

Mystery

Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd

The Seven Stars

Chivers Press

Fathers & Daughters

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

BBC Audio Books

A chance encounter with an old friend, Kate, now married into the Tarlton family, owners of the oldest jewelry shop in Marsborough, brings Rona Parish her next subject. Rona will research the histories of several long-established family firms in the town, notably Tarltons and the Clarendon Hotel. Rona finds herself drawn into the complex web of relationships linking the two families. At the same time she has problems of her own: her recently separated parents are both making demands on her; sister Lindsay is--as usual--torn between two equally unsuitable men, and Rona's husband Max is becoming worryingly involved with one of his young students.

Family Concern

AudioGO

Next Door to Murder

BBC Audiobooks

Symbols at Your Door

When successful biographer Rona Parish is asked to write the life story of a recently deceased best-selling author, she is intrigued - to say the least. After all, Theo Harvey led a very colourful life and died in mysterious circumstances. But Rona’s husband Max is wary, and with good reason.... As Rona begins to delve into Theo Harvey’s life and death, and to interview his friends and family - some more willing than others - she realises that she has taken on a poisoned chalice.

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