Deadly Web (Kate Kinsella Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Christine Green (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kate Kinsella Mysteries | Publication Date: December 1, 2005

A Kate Kinsella Mystery The unheralded arrival of a new client causes Kate to pause before agreeing to take on the case. The investigation surrounds the death of surgeon Rupert Decker-White at a New Year party at Fair Acres Private Hospital. His widow is convinced that he was murdered by deliberately being given a peanut to which he was known to be severely allergic.When Hubert reveals some surprising plans, Kate decides she needs time on her own and agrees to work undercover at the hospital as a nursing assistant. It soon becomes obvious that any information she does acquire will be based on gossip and innuendo.Kate hears of a previous so called accidental death, but forced to take a few days off with an injury, Kate returns to work and the realization that the drink and drugs culture pervading the hospital is probably linked to all three deaths. With a seemingly inefficient police force and hardly any help from her boyfriend DI Todman, Kate is without an ally on the premises.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

When wealthy Victoria Decker-White asks PI Kate Kinsella to investigate the death of her husband, a well-known surgeon, Kate is reluctant to accept the case, since the police declared Decker-White's death accidental after a thorough investigation. But Victoria is sure her husband was murdered. Then Hubert Humberstone, Kate's longtime friend and sometime partner, declares he's getting married after meeting a blond American bombshell over the Internet. Kate is shocked and decides she needs time on her own. What better way to divert herself than to go undercover as a health-care worker at Fair Acres private hospital, where Decker-White worked, and see whether his wife's claim of murder is true? Soon Kate finds herself in the middle of a dark subculture of drinking, drugs, and illicit affairs, along with some very unhappy employees. Kate's spirited cheekiness and all-too-human weaknesses make her an appealing heroine, and Green's inventive, suspenseful story writing makes this a fine addition to the entertaining Kate Kinsella series. Emily Melton
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About the Author

she trained as a nurse in london and almost qualified as a midwife before changing her mind and turning to teaching. However, faced with the horrors of playground supervision duty, she quickly returned to her first choice and worked for many years as a district nurse and a health visitor.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727862871
• ISBN-13: 978-0727862877
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,824,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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