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Inspector Thanet's daughter is a week away from her wedding and in the midst of flurried preparations he is called to investigate the suspicious death of Jessica Manifest. Found by her husband on their stairs with a broken neck it almost could have been an accident - except for the mysterious phone call for an ambulance. Thanet and Lineham uncover several suspects, whose tangled dealings with Jessica gave them all valid motives. Since her husband's redundancy, she had started an affair with show more a local estate agent. His wife had found out so he had just, reluctantly, ended it. Years before, she had had an affair with her brother-in-law, who fathered her daughter Karen. Brought up as their own, Karen had just discovered her true parentage. And her neighbour's son, himself adopted, has reason to believe that Jessica may be his real mother. Thanet has a handful of suspects, but whodunnit? show lessTags
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The relationship between the 2 detectives was relaxing. It could have been the pathetic weak husband she actually beat often, the man she was having an affair with, the man who impregnated her when she was 16, or the man (boy) staulking her (wishing she were his mom). It turned out the be the daugther born by her and thinking she was her aunt.
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Dorothy Simpson is a mystery writer. Her character, Inspector Luke Thanet, has solved upper-crust mysteries in more than a dozen novels. Her novel, Last Seen Alive, received a Silver Dagger Award from the Crime Writers of America in 1985. Another book, The Maine Islands in Story and Legend, was written with information gathered by the Maine show more Writers Research Club. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Inspector Luke Thanet; Mike Lineham; Joan Thanet; Bridget Thanet; Dr. Mallard
- Dedication
- To Laura, first of the next generation.
- First words
- Lamplight.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was time, finally, to let go.
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- Languages
- English, Japanese
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 5
