by Lesley Horton (Author)
Rukhsana Mahmood is dead, found battered about the head with the ferocity of a great rage. But who would want to kill a kindly young woman whose job as a health visitor made her loved and respected? DI John Handford is assigned the case. It's particularly sensitive as the Asian community is still reeling from the murder case he headed the previous year. Now he's investigating another death that will rake up all the tension from the past, and cause a whole lot more. Along with DS Khalid Ali, who faces hostility and jibes of tokenism, Handford begins to probe possible motives for wanting Rukhsana dead. She made a mixed marriage and her husband's family makes no secret of their pleasure at her death. But is this a punishment killing? Or was pleasant, quiet Rukhsana Mahmood betraying more than one person...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 06 Feb 2003
ISBN 10: 0752849514
ISBN 13: 9780752849515
Book Overview: Orion's reputation in the world of crime fiction is unrivalled and Lesley Horton is a terrific newcomer to the list SNARES OF GUILT is a powerful and gritty debut novel of real quality With its evocative Yorkshire setting, SNARES OF GUILT is an assured and convincing portrayal of a town coping with the tensions within a multicultural community DI Handford is a strong central character and the plot is twisting and gripping - an excellent read The second DI Handford novel, ON DANGEROUS GROUND, is to be published in Orion trade in June