Criminal Damage - Hardcover

Yorke, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892964995 ISBN 13: 9780892964994

Publisher: Mysterious Pr, 1993

Synopsis

When a troubled young handyman befriends the widowed Mrs. Newton, it ignites a series of violent crimes, including an attack on Mrs. Newton herself, leaving her grown children to look into their mother's dark past. 15,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Yorke is frequently cited as as equal to P.D. James and Ruth Rendell. She is a past chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and the author of over 50 novels.

From AudioFile:

The lives of several families are loosely woven together. An elderly lady living alone becomes a target for burglary, and a young man trying to turn his life around becomes the suspect. The daughter she has never been able to love quite enough vents her frustration on a deserting boyfriend and his lover. As each layer is stripped away, we discover a dreadful secret hidden in the past. June Barrie has a mature voice, calm and smooth. The restrained tone she takes with these characters fits well with the flavor of the story, which is well padded with domestic trifles. The violence, when it comes, seems that much more shocking. Barrie handles each character with a no-nonsense, stiff tone yet still manages to make even the unlikable ones come alive. D.G. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Mysterious Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0892964995
• ISBN 13: 9780892964994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248