Escaping to America from the turmoil of her life back in Edinburgh, DI Jim Meldrum s daughter, Betty, is swept off her feet by a handsome man from back home. A whirlwind romance quickly culminates in marriage. But what are the secrets he is hiding? Handsome and rich, but still a mystery, has Betty married a monster? Meanwhile, back in Edinburgh, Jim Meldrum is feeling the strain of working on a high profile case. A businessman's wife is missing and, Jim suspects, has become a victim of foul play. As Meldrum investigates the businessman's past, he uncovers facts that seem to connect this case to a number of unsolved rapes...
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Born in Glasgow, Frederic Lindsay now lives in Edinburgh. He worked as a library assistant, a teacher and a lecturer before becoming a full time writer in 1979. He has served on the Literature Committee of the Scottish Arts Council, and is actively involved with PEN and the Society of Authors.
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Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum has his hands full. His estranged daughter has returned to Edinburgh from the United States after having impulsively married a man who later vanished under questionable circumstances. Meldrum is also busy searching for the missing--and presumed dead--wife of a philandering local businessman. Narrator Hilary Neville portrays the large cast of characters with an ease that belies the wide variety of regions from which they hail, including the American South and East Coast, as well as Scotland. She successfully weaves the voices of slick con men, crooked cops, village gossips, and condescending witnesses into a seamless whole. M.L.K. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
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After only three months in the United States, Betty Meldrum, who had chosen to revert to her maiden name, could tell herself that she had been lucky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Barry Croft, Violet Terry, Rachel Croft, Peter Tarleton, Bobbie Conway, Wilbur Conway, Netta Hodge, Wally Perzynski, Kevin Roche, Lori Allingham, Hughie Mallon, Sylvia Lenzie, James Finn, Jim Meldrum, Matt Crais, Miss Terry, Princes Street, Ocean Terminal, Carrie Wilkie, Leith Walk, Phoenix Police Department, Doctor Fell, Constable Harrison, Don Corrigan, New York Browse Sample Pages:
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After only three months in the United States, Betty Meldrum, who had chosen to revert to her maiden name, could tell herself that she had been lucky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Barry Croft, Violet Terry, Rachel Croft, Peter Tarleton, Bobbie Conway, Wilbur Conway, Netta Hodge, Wally Perzynski, Kevin Roche, Lori Allingham, Hughie Mallon, Sylvia Lenzie, James Finn, Jim Meldrum, Matt Crais, Miss Terry, Princes Street, Ocean Terminal, Carrie Wilkie, Leith Walk, Phoenix Police Department, Doctor Fell, Constable Harrison, Don Corrigan, New York Browse Sample Pages:
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