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writes "She has the priceless ability to construct a solidly-researched narrative that keeps the reader turning the pages." but then goes on to say "The identity of the murderer is allowed to drift into the story three-quarters of the way through. Neither the reader nor police have much to do with
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found the novel disappointing "We neither know nor sympathise with the victims in this book; nor are we repelled or intrigued by the killer and his reason for committing these murders. His justification, when it is finally delivered, is both simplistic and
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was a reclusive unmarried 53-year-old woman who disappears one foggy morning whilst out jogging on The Hill, a local landmark. Her employer at a nursing home, Carol Ashton, insists the police take her disappearance
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it. The killer's motivation is so perfunctorily sketched that it fails to convince. The ending is arbitrary, unsatisfying and suspiciously convenient."
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is put in charge of the investigation. She discovers that Angela Randall has been buying expensive gifts for an unknown man.
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is positive: "There is plenty to enjoy. And the ending is terrific."
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is her commanding officer and brother of Cat Deerborn
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a recently bereaved elderly lady seeking comfort in
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Susan Hill
Chatto & Windus
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0-7011-7741-1
The Pure in Heart
novel
Susan Hill
George Crabbe
The Borough
Detective Sergeant
the Met
Detective Chief Inspector
spiritualist
Anita Brookner
The Spectator
Robert Edric
The Guardian
Andrew Taylor

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