False Step (Abbot Agency Mysteries) [Paperback]

Veronica Heley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010 | Series: Abbot Agency Mysteries

An Abbot Agency Mystery - Bea Abbot’s domestic agency does not, repeat not, investigate murder . . . that is, until she finds herself in the company of a dead man dressed as a pantomime dame. It looks like suicide, but why don’t his red-spangled shoes fit? Why is the man’s daughter so keen to hustle his mortal remains away without publicity? Then again, which of the women around him – two surviving wives and a daughter – really cared about him, rather than his money?

 

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Heley’s latest Abbott Agency mystery is a modern-day British cozy with a twist. Bea Abbott is having a crisis—her house is being remodeled; her son, Max, is having marriage troubles and has moved back home; and, on top of it all, she receives a panicked call from one of her cleaning-agency employees, who has found a man’s body in the bedroom of the house she’s cleaning. When Bea arrives, she finds the man laid out on his bed, his feet in red high heels and his body draped in a red dress, a suicide note nearby. But things don’t add up, and what starts out as an “open and shut” suicide quickly turns into a murder investigation. As usual when Bea is involved, nothing is straightforward, and the plot takes so many bizarre twists and turns that even the most seasoned reader will be surprised at the ending. Although the story gets off to a slow start, readers who persist will be well rewarded with this wacky, fast-paced, and even rather charming mystery. --Emily Melton --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Veronica Heley (www.veronicaheley.com) has published more than fifty books, including crime fiction, historical, and children's titles. She is currently involved in the Ellie Quicke series of crime stories and a variety of other projects. A full-time writer, she has been married to a London probation officer since 1964, and has one musician daughter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers; Reprint edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847511015
• ISBN-13: 978-1847511010
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Veronica Heley (www.veronicaheley.com) has published more than fifty books, including crime fiction, historical, and children's titles. She is currently involved in the Ellie Quicke series of crime stories and a variety of other projects. A full-time writer, she has been married to a London probation officer since 1964, and has one musician daughter.