Jessica Mann Libri
Jessica Mann approfondisce le complessità del crimine e delle sue motivazioni, esplorando spesso le sfaccettature più oscure della natura umana. Il suo stile di scrittura è incisivo e analitico, invitando i lettori nelle profondità psicologiche dei suoi personaggi e delle sue narrazioni. Attraverso il suo lavoro, esamina come le aspettative sociali e i desideri personali modellano le nostre azioni. I suoi contributi offrono un'esplorazione avvincente delle complessità della moralità umana e del fascino del proibito.
First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The book has former owner's writing on the front end paper and front fly. Some underlining throughout. Slight spine lean. The dust jacket has scratches on the panels and spine. Signed on the title page by Mann.
A Private Inquiry
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Barbara Pomeroy leads a busy life as a Planning Inspector, but after she receives an anonymous threat regarding her young son Toby, her courage and professional integrity are placed under question. With his mother often away from their St. Ives home, Toby is cared for by his retired father, who had recently made a friend of Clarissa Trelawny, an attractive but mysterious newcomer to the town. Clarissa soon becomes like another parent to Toby and showers him with presents.Clarissa's murder send shock wave through the community. Could Barbara Pomeroy have killed her in a fit of jealous rage? Who exactly was Clarissa Trelawny? Above all, was there a connection between the murder and the mysterious telephone threat?
London 1990: Durch ein unbedachtes Wort hat Krimiautorin Anne Medlicott eine Verleumdungsklage am Hals. Lord Blanchmincter kann doch kein NAzi-Kollaborateur gewesen sein! Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung, sagt sich Anne und stürzt sich in Recherchen, die bis ins Olympia-Berlin von 1936 zurückreichen. Was ist mit Blancheminsters Frau Celia Roget, auf die einen Karriere im diplomatischen Dienst wartete - warum verschwand sie nach der Hochzeit? Anne stößt auf lauter Lügen. Und der Stoff aus dem Leben fließt in einen neuen Roman, der seine Autorin verändert.
