Unlucky for Some

Unlucky for Some

by JillMcGown (Author)

Synopsis

February 13th: what seemed like Wilma Fenton's lucky night, when she scooped her biggest-ever win at bingo, turned out to be the night she died at the hands of someone lurking in the dimly-lit alleyway leading to her flat.

And what seems to be a lucky break - there was an eyewitness to the whole incident - turns out to be a complication, for the man who saw the murder committed is Tony Baker, a well-known journalist and TV personality who, almost twenty years ago, single-handedly tracked down a serial killer who had eluded the police. Did Baker see more than he claims? Does he want to beat the police to the punch again?

What seems like a minor complication turns out to be the trigger for a deadly chain of events, as the man the media will come to call the Anonymous Assassin publicly announces he will kill again, and challenges Baker to catch him before he does. In the full glare of the national media, Bartonshire police are to mount a huge, force-wide hunt for the killer, with Detective Chief Inspectors Lloyd and Hill and their hastily constituted team spearheading the investigation.

Faced with a series of random killings and an increasingly hostile press, Lloyd and Hill, still learning to cope with the personal challenges of marriage, an energetic two-year-old daughter, and a live-in mother-in-law, must tackle their most difficult professional challenge yet . . .

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Edition: First Edition First Printing.
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 04 Jun 2004

ISBN 10: 1405005491
ISBN 13: 9781405005494

Media Reviews
Praise for Jill McGown's Lloyd and Hill mysteries
MURDER AT THE OLD VICARAGE
A first-rate mystery . . . A spiderweb of a tale . . . fiendishly clever.
-The Washington Post

THE MURDERS OF MRS. AUSTIN AND MRS. BEALE
Sophisticated and satisfying.
-The Philadelphia Inquirer

VERDICT UNSAFE
A cleverly constructed, realistic courtroom drama that keeps you totally involved.
-ANNE PERRY
PICTURE OF INNOCENCE
A masterpiece of controlled complexity.
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

PLOTS AND ERRORS
A dazzlingly devious tangle of clues and coincidences.
- Chicago Tribune
SCENE OF CRIME
As sound an example of pure classical detection, including Agatha Christie-style whodunit misdirection, as you'll find.
- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
An intricate, convincing web of family intrigue that endures to the final pages.
- Mystery Scene

From the Hardcover edition.


Praise for Jill McGown's Lloyd and Hill mysteries

MURDER AT THE OLD VICARAGE
A first-rate mystery . . . A spiderweb of a tale . . . fiendishly clever.
-The Washington Post

THE MURDERS OF MRS. AUSTIN AND MRS. BEALE
Sophisticated and satisfying.
-The Philadelphia Inquirer

VERDICT UNSAFE
A cleverly constructed, realistic courtroom drama that keeps you totally involved.
-ANNE PERRY

PICTURE OF INNOCENCE
A masterpiece of controlled complexity.
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

PLOTS AND ERRORS
A dazzlingly devious tangle of clues and coincidences.
- Chicago Tribune
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