Shadow of Doubt First edition.

McLoughlin, Jane

ISBN 10: 0727869515 / ISBN 13: 9780727869517

Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd, Sutton, Surrey, 2010

About this Item

First edition 2010, with a signed dedication by the author to the ffep. 201pp. Illustrated boards with design repeated on the dust jacket. When a young girl's body is found on a stretch of Devon wasteland, the finger of suspicion pints at local man Angus Dillon. Five years later, when a second girl's body is found, Angus finds himself under suspicion again. this time there is compelling DNA evidence. Only one person is convinced this gentle, intelligent man is innocent. But how can forensic evidence be wrong? Near fine and unread in a near fine dust jacket (unclipped).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shadow of Doubt First edition.
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd, Sutton, Surrey
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727869515
• ISBN 13: 9780727869517
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Thrillers and Crime

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Synopsis

A dark, compelling crime novel set in Devon - When a young girl’s body is found on a stretch of wasteland, DNA evidence points the finger of suspicion at local man Angus Dillion. The allegation tips him into depression and alcoholism, and his marriage crumbles. Five years later, when a second girl’s body is found, Angus finds himself suspected yet again. This time, though, the evidence is more compelling. Sarah Makepeace, the first victim’s aunt, has got to know Angus and is determined to clear his name – but there’s something in the DNA match that’s gone unnoticed. Something shocking . . .

Reviews

Too many plot contrivances mar this psychological mystery from British author McLoughlin (Unforgiven). In 2004, Devon reporter Angus Dillon joins the search for Julie Makepeace, a little girl who's gone missing. Angus, who's teamed with the girl's aunt, Sarah Makepeace, finds Julie's corpse buried in a shallow grave by a fallen birch tree. Angus, who's a suspect in the murder, remains under a shadow when the police are unable to solve the case. Five years later, Angus's solicitor wife, Joan, bumps into Sarah at a bar. The two women hit it off before discovering each other's link to Angus. With his career still in tatters, Angus nosedives even more after the body of a 15-year-old girl turns up in the same area and he again becomes the focus of the Devon police. Few readers will be surprised by the killer's identity. (Jan.)
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