Motive For Murder

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A gripping mystery from one of the legends of crime writing Praise for Anthea Fraser: “A superbly crafted, riveting, page-turner of a read" - Booklist “Ms Fraser is her dependable elegant, guileful self withholding the killer's identity till a dying fall" - Sunday Times 'A well-mannered, well-plotted and well-told story' - Birmingham Post 'Sympathetic, well-executed book, in which full attention is paid to human feelings and failings' - Yorkshire Post When Emily Barton accepts a secretarial job with acclaimed author Matthew Haig in his remote Cornish home, she expects long days of typing and quiet countryside. But the reality is far more sinister. Three people died during the writing of Matthew’s new novel, and Emily soon discovers that the story behind Motive for Murder may be darker than the fiction on the page. As she becomes entangled in the lives of those at Touchstone House—including the guarded author, his troubled daughter, and his enigmatic cousin—Emily finds herself questioning everything. What really happened to her predecessor, Linda Harvey? Why does everyone avoid the subject? And is the danger truly past—or just beginning? A masterclass in layered suspense and character-driven intrigue, Motive for Murder is a must-read for fans of Ruth Rendell, Susan Howatch, and Daphne du Maurier.