Drawing the Line

Drawing the Line

by JudithCutler (Author)

Synopsis

Lina Townend, the orphaned natural daughter of somebody, somewhere, has been in care all her life. For the first time, at nineteen, she's pretty happy, living with kind-hearted antique dealer Griff, who combines the roles of grandfather and employer. But there is still something missing: she wants to find her real family, despite Griff's fears that she may uncover things she'd rather not know. When Lina comes across a page from a rare sixteenth century book, "Nature Rerum", which she remembers from early childhood, she snaps up the chance to buy it. She has a vivid memory of being taken as a child to a stately home, where a man she believes must have been her father gave her this book to keep her quiet. If she can locate the book, maybe she can find her father. However, in the weeks that follow, a series of violent burglaries and attacks make Lina realise that what she found might have been more than just a link to her father. Undeterred, she carries on in her dangerous search, but will it lead her to happiness, or bitter disappointment?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 31 Oct 2005

ISBN 10: 0749082461
ISBN 13: 9780749082468

Media Reviews
'A tour de force' Good Book Guide 'Thoroughly sharp, modern, witty, and literate' Margaret Yorke 'The fresh and lively style of Judith Cutler's writing always appeals and I look forward to the next one' Bernard Knight
Author Bio
Prize-winning short-story writer Judith Cutler is the author of two acclaimed series of crime novels set in Birmingham. The Dying series features amateur sleuth Sophie Rivers, while in her police procedural series Inspector Kate Power lives up to her name. One-time Secretary of the Crime Writers' Association, Judith has taught Creative Writing at Birmingham University, and has run occasional writing courses elsewhere. Now a full-time writer, she lives near Canterbury with husband and crime-writer Edward Marston. Drawing the Line is her twentieth novel.