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2 7 y separately published work icon Something Wicked Jennifer Rowe , ( trans. Eric Diacon et. al.agent with title Soumissions : roman ) Paris : Fayard , 2002 Z498281 1998 single work novel crime mystery 'When burnt-out pop star Adam Quinn is found grotesquely dead on a secluded mountain property called Haven, it looks like a case of suicide. But is it? Bliss, Skye and Astral Brydie, the three sisters found at Haven with Quinn's body, are vague about what happened the night he died. And their mother is nowhere to be found. The girls seem terrified, as if they're holding something back...Senior Detective Tessa Vance and her partner Steve Hayden work to penetrate the web of fear, suspicion and deceit that shrouds Haven', as slowly, 'the dark secrets of the place' are exposed. (Source: back cover, 1998 edition)
2 9 y separately published work icon Deadline Jennifer Rowe , ( trans. Eric Diacon with title Trouble fête ) Paris : Fayard , 1999 Z546728 1997 single work novel crime mystery 'A series of bizarre and mystifying murders plunges Tessa Vance into a hunt for an obsessive killer while a terrifying shadow from the past threatens to overwhelm her. This is Tessa's first case with her new Homicide division. She has to prove herself - especially to her new partner, Steve Hayden. She knows there won't be any second chances...this killer is clever, ruthless, implacable.' (Source: back cover, 1997 Allen and Unwin edition)
3 5 y separately published work icon Lamb to the Slaughter Jennifer Rowe , ( trans. Eric Diacon with title L'agneau à l'abattoir : roman ) Paris : Fayard , 1997 Z222960 1995 single work novel crime mystery Debate rages when Trevor Lamb, convicted five years ago for the brutal murder of his wife, is released with a pardon. Passions run high, especially in Hope's End, the tiny rural backwater that is home to the notorious Lamb clan. When, twenty-four hours after his release, Trevor Lamb is found dead in his hometown shack, the police think it's an open and shut case. Privately, some think it's no more than Lamb deserved. But then matters take a shocking twist and private investigator Verity Birdwood finds herself compelled to uncover the truth. (Source: back cover, 1996 edition)
2 10 y separately published work icon Stranglehold Jennifer Rowe , ( trans. Eric Diacon with title Ondes de choc : roman ) Paris : Fayard , 1995 Z491611 1993 single work novel crime mystery Max Tully, controversial, irrepressible radio superstar, is a man who loves surprises. But when he makes an unexpected announcement at his seventieth birthday party it leads to a complicated web of tangled emotions and murder. It seems that this time Max has gone too far. Cool and logical, Verity Birdwood arrives on the scene. But Verity's routine investigation becomes a hunt for a killer, and as terror stalks Max's house by the sea, Verity finds herself caught in a web that nearly costs her life. (Source: back cover, 1994 edition)
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