Past Shadows, by Anthea Fraser
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Every summer Annabel Kendal joins her extended family on a holiday at her grandmother’s house in Devon. Yet a dark shadow casts its presence over each trip – 28 years ago Annabel’s Aunt Hilary was brutally murdered on a similar holiday when Annabel was just a toddler. With no one found guilty, the subject has been hushed away and is now taboo on their trips. When an over-zealous journalist starts digging around the murder, the suspicion and guilt in Annabel’s family comes back to the surface. Annabel starts researching into the truth, and the discovery of her much-maligned French mother Monique’s diary reveals some alarming details. With the added pressure of her marriage struggling and a series of anonymous phone calls, Annabel is drawn into the middle of a dark family secret. ‘Past Shadows’ is another absorbing murder mystery from crime thriller author Anthea Fraser. 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 “Anthea Fraser is a worthy follower of the traditional whodunit system...The plot is sustained throughout, and her artistic detective who literally "draws conclusions" is an original character.” - Sunderland Echo Anthea Fraser has written all her life but did not begin to take it seriously until after marriage, when she found herself at home with two small daughters and embarked on a correspondence course with the London School of Journalism. She wrote short stories before turning to novels of the supernatural, and then to crime. Her novels include ‘The Seven Stars’, ‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘Death Speaks Softly’ and ‘Pretty Maids All in a Row’. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Past Shadows, by Anthea Fraser- Amazon Sales Rank: #201211 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-29
- Released on: 2015-06-29
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From Publishers Weekly A long-unsolved crime haunts French teacher Annabel Kendal in this compelling traditional mystery by prolific British author Fraser (The Twelve Apostles, etc.). When Annabel and her husband, Simon, get invited to her grandmother's annual birthday party and family reunion, old anxieties resurface. Worried her marriage may be floundering and by the unexpected appearance of a journalist eager to question her about the unsolved murder of her Aunt Hilary that occurred at a similar family celebration 28 years earlier, Annabel experiences once again the dreaded nightmare that has plagued her since childhood. To delve into the past could further jeopardize her tenuous position in the prestigious and proper Carlyle family, as the murderer may have been one of her own relatives, including her very French and now deceased mother. Despite growing tension as the family gathers, Annabel, now in possession of her mother's lost diaries, feels she must dispel the shadows of suspicion for the sake of her own sanity, whatever the cost. The pieces of the puzzle neatly build toward the dramatic and surprising conclusion, while the vivid South Wales, Devon coast and Cheltenham settings will delight Anglophiles everywhere. In spite of somewhat stereotypical secondary characters and a rather contrived portrait of family dynamics, this is a book readers will be reluctant to put down. (Sept.)SOMEONE KILLED HIS BOYFRIENDDavid Stukas. Kensington, $22 (256p) ISBN 0-7582-0038-2~A clever combination of mystery and social satire with a dash of fantasy, this debut novel takes the reader on a romp through gay and lesbian neighborhoods from Manhattan to Provincetown. Fabulously wealthy Michael Stark picks up every gorgeous young man he meets, much to the envy of his loyal follower, ad copy writer and narrator Robert Willsop. But when Michael is ready to settle down, he gets his comeuppance at his extravagant wedding to supermodel Max Crawford, who leaves him at the altar and absconds with his priceless Matisse. A merry chase takes Michael and Robert through posh Newport to the gay bars and drag shows of P'town, at first in search of the missing painting but later after Max's murderer. Chapter headings amusingly spoof movie and song titles or movies ("Beach Blanket Himbos," "It's My Party and I'll Be Smug if I Want to," etc.), while character names are often puns; e.g., drag queen Beyonda Sea, who wants money for her charity called SFA (not Saks Fifth Avenue, as Robert guesses, but Sequins For All). Often hilarious, sometimes silly and occasionally clich‚d, this fast-moving farce gives a riotous view of the gay rich boy scene of sex, money and outrageous flamboyance. A bright, eye-catching dust jacket of a beach scene perfectly conveys the flavor of the text. Those readers who miss Joe Keenan (Blue Heaven; Putting on the Ritz), both gay and straight, will appreciate this promising and witty writer, who is at work on a second novel. Agent, Alison J. Picard.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal A victim of nightmares stemming from the long-ago murder of her aunt and committed to her faltering marriage, thirtyish Annabel Kendal heads for the annual family holiday with trepidation. This year she decides to solve the murder: her aunt died during one such holiday. Good psychological suspense. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author Fraser announced at the age of five that she wanted to be an author.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyable By Audra Ferguson The problem is that it states it's a DCI David Webb story and it's not!!! Anyhow, I would have read it anyway. I just don't like to be lied to.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Too many loose ends By Mtlnative I like Anthea Fraser in general but this is a very poorly plotted book. It goes off in several different directions--murder, adultery, possibly stalking, potential for a second murder. But all of a sudden the murder is solved in a very "deus ex machina" way and all of the other interesting threads are just left loosely dangling. I felt as if Ms Fraser suddenly tired of writing this particular story and decided to end it to pursue something else. I almost wish she would write an addendum to it to tie things up because I feel like I've been left hanging. Yes, the murder was solved at the end but there were a few sub-stories I would have liked to see pursued to their end. Annabel's marriage? Did Emma recover once the truth was known? What about the painting?
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A really good book. By Amazon Customer My only quibble was that I didn't want it to end. I was so engrossed in the story that I forgot it was just a story. I hope there's will be a sequel.
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