Willow King's idyllic Tuscan holiday with Chief Inspector Tom Worth is rudely interrupted when Willow learns that her old friend, Richard Crescent, has been arrested for the murder of a colleague.
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From Publishers Weekly
Cooper, aka British novelist Daphne Wright, follows A Common Death with this suspensefully plotted addition to the Willow King mystery series. Self-assured, well-to-do Willow shares her creator's penchant for multiple personas: she pens bestselling bodice-rippers under the pseudonym Cressida Woodruffe. However, she willingly sets aside her latest book contract when she receives a frantic call from her ex-lover, Richard Crescent, who has been arrested for murder after finding co-worker Sarah Allfarthing with her throat slashed. Seriously doubting that Richard could be the killer, Willow masquerades as a training consultant to gain entry to the banking firm where he and Sarah worked; there, employees reveal that the victim had inspired many crushes and may have used blackmail to get plum assignments. The glamorous Willow, with a full-time housekeeper and an outfit for every occasion, seems fit more for a soap opera than for sleuthdom. Happily, she tempers her fantasy lifestyle with convincing concern for Richard. Although Willow's expected lone confrontation with the guilty party seems anticlimactic, this sparkling whodunit effectively blends mystery, sophistication and a dash of romantic melodrama.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
When he is accused of brutally murdering his only female bank colleague, a former lover appeals to Willow King (a.k.a. romantic novelist Cressida Woodruffe) for help. With her British civil servant status on hold, Willow assumes the identity of personnel consultant in order to ferret out information at her friend's place of work. Cooper's well-modulated narrative voice and crisply refreshing prose continue a fine, literate, and deeply satisfying series ( Poison Flowers , LJ 11/1/91; A Common Death, LJ 1/91).
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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