A student in the Reading Room of the London Library, Marion Summers, suddenly goes into a seizure, then slips into a coma and then dies. But what first appears to be a simple tragedy, is soon revealed to be much more sinister. During the autopsy, it's determined that she actually died of acute arsenic poisoning. Brought to the attention of the Serious Crime Unit of Scotland Yard, the newly promoted Detective Inspector Kathy Kolla, with the help of her superior, DCI David Brock, investigate the mysterious Summers, leading them to suspect her death was related to unexplained and unusual aspects of her recent life. The more they investigate, the more confounding the mystery becomes and more the clear it is that behind what really happened - and why - lies the most difficult-to-crack case Kolla and Brock have ever faced.
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Excellent ... Maitland crafts a suspenseful whodunit with enough twists and turns to keep even the sharpest readers on their toes. "Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"
Maitland delights in revealing layer upon layer of skullduggery. "Kirkus Reviews""
Excellent ... Maitland crafts a suspenseful whodunit with enough twists and turns to keep even the sharpest readers on their toes. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Maitland delights in revealing layer upon layer of skullduggery. Kirkus Reviews
""Excellent ... Maitland crafts a suspenseful whodunit with enough twists and turns to keep even the sharpest readers on their toes." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Maitland delights in revealing layer upon layer of skullduggery." --Kirkus Reviews
BARRY MAITLAND was born Scotland, worked in London, and lives in Australia. Author of several novels featuring Brock and Kolla, his work has been a finalist for the Barry Award, the John Creasey Award, and was the winner of the Ned Kelley Award.
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