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Dead Alone: A Mystery [Hardcover]

Gay Longworth (Author)
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January 7, 2003
A headless skeleton washed up on the banks of the Thames turns out to be a far from routine case for up-and-coming, motorcycle-riding, no-nonsense Detective Inspector Jessie Driver, sent out to the scene on a wild-goose chase by a mean-spirited colleague trying to waste her time. Trouble is, it’s not just a set of bones spat out by the river after years of decomposing—they’ve been dipped in acid. And those jellyfish found inside the ribcage aren’t jellyfish at all—they’re silicone breast implants.

Some clever work proves the remains belong to Verity Shore, B-movie actress and wife of rock star P. J. Dean. Then there’s another z-list celebrity death. But is someone trying to cover up a murder with an actual motive, or is a celebrity serial killer on the loose? Jessie must solve the high-profile case to get jealous colleagues and a watchful superior off her back, but when she begins to fall for suspect number one, her credibility is in jeopardy, not to mention her safety. Can she regain her objectivity before she loses her life?

Dead Alone is the first heart-stopping installment in a sexy new series by a rising star on the British crime scene.

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In Gay Longworth's (Bimba; Wicked Peace) U.S. debut, Dead Alone, introducing DI Jessie Driver, the hip London homicide detective investigates the case of a headless skeleton the Thames washes up-with silicon breast implants in the rib cage. When the remains are identified as those of B-movie actress Verity Shore, Jessie finds herself attracted to the chief suspect, the victim's husband, rock star P.J. Dean.
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Praise for Gay Longworth and Dead Alone

“The new mistress of thrillers.”---(London) Sunday Express

“In Gay Longworth’s pacy, celebrity-spattered Dead Alone no one is immune to the corrosive effects of fame and fortune.” ---Stella Duffy, author of Fresh Flesh

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Minotaur Books; 1st edition (January 7, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312310617
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312310615
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,680,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars strong British police procedural, January 18, 2003
This review is from: Dead Alone: A Mystery (Hardcover)
A female rowing team practicing on the Thames reports the bones they seen. Detective Inspector Jessie Driver is assigned the case of investigating the headless skeleton as a wasted time punishment from a peer. However, rather than ignore the bones or just do a cursory evaluation though she knows her colleague set her up out of spite, Jessie feels something is not right about the decomposition. She brings together a team and soon learns acid was used on the bones of actress Verity Shore, wife of music legend P.J. Dean.

Jessie and her team begin looking into the homicide even as the media presses for more information. As Jessie conducts herself in an exemplary manner showing strong leadership ability, she and the prime suspect P.J. find themselves attracted to one another. If Jessie is not careful more than just her heart and impartiality will vanish, her credibility and reputation will go too.

DEAD ALONE is a strong British police procedural that really goes into high gear once the investigation on the banks of Thames starts. Readers will enjoy Jessie as she thwarts a nasty rival through step by step clue gathering including "jellyfish" analysis to identify the skeletal remains. A sidebar involving a paroled murderer and the victim's survivor is also interesting, but slows down the prime plot of Jessie seeking a reason to kill while trying to avoid the one person she must suspect has the means, opportunity and motive.

Harriet Klausner

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