Skin And Blister

Skin And Blister

by VictoriaBlake (Author)

Synopsis

When a student is found dead in his rooms at St Barnabas College, Oxford, it looks nothing more than an unfortunate suicide. A week later, when Sam Falconer's brother disappears, Sam begins to see a disturbing connection between the events. Then her mother receives a Catholic mass card, announcing that a funeral mass is to be said for their son. Sam begins desperately trying to trace her brother's last movements, attempting to locate the mysterious man he'd spent time with in the days before his disappearance. Behind it all is the nagging fear it could be connected to her father and the murders he committed in Northern Ireland in the seventies. As the trail leads from Oxford to Iraq and back to the troubles in Ireland, Sam learns just how strong blood ties can be ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Orion
Published: 16 Nov 2006

ISBN 10: 0752874608
ISBN 13: 9780752874609
Book Overview: Spiked with energy and intelligence, Victoria Blake's novels are tough, uncompromising, contemporary noir Victoria's debut, BLOODLESS SHADOW, was one of the top sellers in Orion's New Blood crime promotion BLOODLESS SHADOW and CUTTING BLADES are being published by Putnam in the US Although there's a strong Oxford setting to the series, this isn't cosy Morse territory. This is a dark, brooding city which is all too real Victoria is becoming a regular on the crime circuit, reading at bookshops and appearing at crime festivals 'A pacy whodunnit...Some nice deadpan humour and crisply detailed descriptions.' The Times

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'Move over Morse, PI Sam Falconer's in town. ... Gripping.' DAILY EXPRESS 'entertaining and enjoyable' LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE
Author Bio
Victoria Blake was born in Oxford and read history at Lady Margaret Hall. Having qualified as a solicitor, she began working for the publisher, Gerald Duckworth. She took a year out to concentrate on her writing and began working part-time as bookseller at the Silver Moon bookshop. She lives in Fulham, London.