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The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed

by Margaret Murphy (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $3.45

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    Hardcover 2004

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Synopsis

Bled to death and left in a rubbish bin, the teenaged prostitute is just the first victim. DI Jeff Rickman's investigation into the Afghan refugee's sordid death leads first to the heart of a community who can't - or won't - talk to him. Then the investigation comes home to Rickman's own private life. As the body count starts rising he is framed for a crime he didn't commit. A murderer is trying to make things personal. Very personal. Is he on the trail of a serial killer? Or something even more sinister?

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: Paperback
 Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 23 May 2005
ISBN 10: 0340834188
ISBN 13: 9780340834183

Media Reviews
' In THE DISPOSSESSED Margaret Murphy ... uncovers the horrifying snake-pit that is life for asylum-seekers in modern Britain ... an eye-opening shocker of a novel, in which the links between sharp practice and crime form a chain to bind the unwary.' TLS 'Exemplary chiller ... If Murphy's appointed task is to scare the reader...she succeeds brilliantly.' Literary Review on DARKNESS FALLS 'A cracking good read with a masterly doubletake.' Scotsman on DARKNESS FALLS 'DARKNESS FALLS is a model of what the modern suspense thriller should be...tense, scary, page-turning and stomach-churning -- because we care most of all about what happens to the characters. Set aside a day -- you won't be able to put it down once it has you in its grip. Val McDermid 'Surprisingly teasing ... visual, well-paced thriller.' Daily Mirror on DARKNESS FALLS 'Just what British crime writing is crying out for - a compassionate, grass roots British novel with the pace, energy and impeccable research of an American thriller.' Mo Hayder on DARKNESS FALLS 'Ms Murphy handles her complex plot with a sure hand and brings it to a stunning climax.' Sunday Telegraph on WEAVING SHADOWS
Author Bio
Margaret Murphy is the author of five novels, all concerned with the psychology of both the violent criminal and the victim of crime. Her first, GOODNIGHT MY ANGEL, was shortlisted for the First Blood award for debut crime novels, and her fourth, PAST REASON, has been optioned for television. A graduate in environmental biology, in 1998 she went back to university to gain an MA in writing. She is now studying psychology at the University of Liverpool. She has been a countryside ranger, biology teacher, dyslexia tutor and creative writing teacher. She lives on the Wirral.