If You Go Down to the Woods - Hardcover

Meek, M R D

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727856472 ISBN 13: 9780727856470

Publisher: Severn House, 2001

Synopsis

Newtown Woods: throughout the centuries children have disappeared and now schoolgirl Elinor de Lisle has been missing for twenty-four hours. When her body is found, Lennox Kemp gets involved with the case, and the whole community has to endure media attention and police intrusion -- particularly a young sufferer of multiple personality syndrome . . .

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About the Author

meek was born in scotland, educated in england and has lived for some timein germany. she studied at london university and the college of law and has practised in the home counties and cornwall as a solicitor.

Reviews

Mystery fans know there's nothing cozier than curling up with a good murder in the shire, as in Lennox Kemp's 11th case which is as cozy as a pair of warm slippers on a winter's night. Lennox and his wife, Mary, live in the suburban town of Newton, which has so far escaped the urban ills of London, but the locals are beginning to worry about a teenage gang ostensibly led by a young woman, Lily Egerton, whom respectable people suspect of procuring drugs. So far the gang's "crimes" (as the neighbors see them) have been no more than pranks, but when a girl is found murdered in the gang's den in the woods, the police come after Lily. Lily's a bizarre character who appears to change personalities at will which leads some to believe she's a genuine case of multiple personalities. But is she a murderer? If not and there's a very real possibility she might be she's at least the key to the mystery. British author Meek (Postscript to Murder; This Blessed Plot; Touch and Go; etc.) is a plot magician who knows how to distract the reader from the significant facts until she's ready to reveal their importance. She plays fair with her clues. The astute reader can follow the same process as the detective and arrive at the killer's identity. Smart but never pedantic or pretentious, Meek is certain to please those who appreciate the traditional English police procedural.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

In the latest Lennox Kemp mystery, the British lawyer and private detective is not terribly keen about his current case, which requires him to find the person who murdered the 13yearold daughter of a close friend. Not only does the personal element make the case troublesome, but the facts are confusing on their own: What, if anything, does a young woman named Lillian Egerton have to do with Elinor de Lisle's death? Kemp is, as always, an engaging protagonist, but here the real draw is Franklyn Davey, an inquisitive solicitor rather new to the game who can't let the case go, even when it's dropped by the police. He's a fresh and interesting character who deserves to be the center of his own series. Meek's fans will thoroughly enjoy this new Lennox Kemp yarn, but newcomers may wonder why Davey isn't the star. David Pitt
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The murder of a young girl puts Newton folk on edge. Lennox Kemp, series solicitor/sleuth (Postscript to Murder), and pregnant wife Mary become involved despite themselves. A bright, appealing work by a talented British author.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727856472
• ISBN 13: 9780727856470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 217