Items related to Guilty Conscience (Crime Case)
Synopsis
Evelyn Henshaw is convinced that her husband is a murderer and is now plotting another death - her own. She pleads with solicitor Rosa Epton to inform the police should anything happen to her. When the weighted body of a young man is dredged from the lake at the Henshaw's home, Ralph Henshaw is called in for questioning. He begs Rosa to prepare his defence, but she finds herself ensnared by conflicting loyalties. Is her new client the victim of an elaborate trap or a killer?
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
London lawyer Rosa Epton (The Seeds of Murder, etc.) is visited one day by Evelyn Henshaw--wealthy, overdressed, and claiming to be in danger from second husband Ralph, who, according to her, had disposed of his first wife, Jean. Evelyn suspects that Ralph is involved in an affair with his secretary Frances Figgord and wants to insure an investigation if she, Evelyn, should die. This strange interview becomes even stranger when Evelyn disappears; Ralph Henshaw turns up, wanting to become Rosa's client; and the body of young Stefan Michalowski, seemingly a prot‚g‚ of Evelyn's, is pulled from a pond on her estate. After a fire at the estate house and another fatality, Ralph Henshaw is arrested, greatly upsetting his daughter Anthea. Rosa makes a few trips to Evelyn's sister in France before a series of unbelievable confrontations end in further tragedy--and a messy solution. None of the off-the-wall characters here rings any truer than does the makeshift plot. Disappointing stuff from a writer who's often more than just barely readable. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From Publishers Weekly
Uncharacteristically, Underwood ( Rosa's Dilemma ) delivers here a lifeless piece of crime fiction with a claustrophobic plot and a two-dimensional cast. In the London office of lawyer Rosa Epton, Evelyn Henshaw accuses her husband Ralph of murdering his first wife and suggests that he is now targetting her. When Rosa meets Ralph at the Henshaw's country house, he accuses Evelyn of killing his spouse so that she could marry him. But meanwhile, Evelyn has disappeared and the body of their lodger, Stefan, is pulled from the pond. Further evidence suggests a romantic link between the dead Stefan and missing Evelyn. Who should Rosa believe? Better yet, who should she take on as a client: a missing woman or a possible multiple murderer? Glossing over the legal technicalities of Rosa's case, Underwood instead focuses on his heroine's tedious romance with the jet-setting Peter Chen. Underwood scants the main characters in this frustrating work, taking his reader's attention for granted.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0333570995
- ISBN 13 9780333570999
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Guilty Conscience (Crime Case)
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post. Seller Inventory # mon0000033032
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Guilty Conscience (Crime case)
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Guilty Conscience (Crime case) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780333570999
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Guilty Conscience (Crime case)
Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780333570999
Quantity: 1 available