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Lonely Road Murder
Tragedy strikes…
Rosemary Lennox is a happy, bright young lady who’s lucky enough to have her close friends around her.
However, after a wonderful night out with her boyfriend, Rosemary comes home through a thick and terrifying fog to find her best friend and neighbour, Mary Francis murdered…
She begins having nightmares…
John Francis, Mary’s husband, is distraught over the loss of his beloved wife. Although their relationship could be tempestuous as times, they loved each other dearly and he becomes lost without her.
But he was the last to see her alive and admits that they had a row immediately prior to her death.
John seems close to breaking point and is soon found dead from apparent suicide by gas inhalation.
Was he hiding a guilty conscience?
The evidence doesn’t seem to add up.
In fact, the evidence seems to be pointing to a few people…
Rosemary must try not to lose her way as she sets about uncovering the culprit, but she’s determined to get justice for Mary…
Lonely Road Murder is an intriguing crime thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.
John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of Vargo Staten’s Science Fiction Magazine in the 1950’s. His work is noted for its vigor and wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world. He passed away in 1960 at the age of 52.
Rosemary Lennox is a happy, bright young lady who’s lucky enough to have her close friends around her.
However, after a wonderful night out with her boyfriend, Rosemary comes home through a thick and terrifying fog to find her best friend and neighbour, Mary Francis murdered…
She begins having nightmares…
John Francis, Mary’s husband, is distraught over the loss of his beloved wife. Although their relationship could be tempestuous as times, they loved each other dearly and he becomes lost without her.
But he was the last to see her alive and admits that they had a row immediately prior to her death.
John seems close to breaking point and is soon found dead from apparent suicide by gas inhalation.
Was he hiding a guilty conscience?
The evidence doesn’t seem to add up.
In fact, the evidence seems to be pointing to a few people…
Rosemary must try not to lose her way as she sets about uncovering the culprit, but she’s determined to get justice for Mary…
Lonely Road Murder is an intriguing crime thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.
John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of Vargo Staten’s Science Fiction Magazine in the 1950’s. His work is noted for its vigor and wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world. He passed away in 1960 at the age of 52.
- GenresMystery
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2011
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About the author
John Russell Fearn
374 books8 followersA prolific author in various genres under his own name, John Francis Russell Fearn also used these pseudonyms: Astron del Martia, Brian Shaw, Conrad G. Holt, Dennis Clive, Frank Jones, Geoffrey Armstrong, Griff, Hugo Blayn, John Russell, K. Thomas Mark Denholm, Paul Lorraine, Polton Cross, Spike Gordon, Thornton Ayre, Vargo Statten, Volsted Gridban, Dom Passante, John Cotton, Ephriam Winiki, Lawrence F. Rose, Earl Titan, Ephraim Winiki.
John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of Vargo Staten’s Science Fiction Magazine in the 1950’s! His work is noted for its vigor and wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world.
John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of Vargo Staten’s Science Fiction Magazine in the 1950’s! His work is noted for its vigor and wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world.
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September 18, 2017
E-Reader. Mystery
Rosemary Lennox lives in an flat. Her neighbors are Elly (Ellen) Moreland, Bob McDonnell & Mary & John Francis.
Rosemary after a date with boss Stephen, she walks home to her flat. On her way in she notices the door is open to the Francis flat, with a light & radio on, she believes in the bedroom.
She asks if anyone is home more than once, no answer. She pushes the door open & Mary was on the floor eyes open. She knew she must be dead. She screamed very loud. Bob was the first to arrive then Elly. She was strangled.
Her husband and Mary sang with the Les Roberts band at a club. The day she was murdered they had been quarreling over Les Roberts who was showing a lot of attention to Mary.
John was very distraught over his wife's death. He went to stay with friends for a while then came back to the flat to stay. He's found dead in a chair with gas turned on the fireplace.
There is so much more to this book. You'll need to read it. to find out what really happened. You'll be surprised! Enjoy!
Rosemary Lennox lives in an flat. Her neighbors are Elly (Ellen) Moreland, Bob McDonnell & Mary & John Francis.
Rosemary after a date with boss Stephen, she walks home to her flat. On her way in she notices the door is open to the Francis flat, with a light & radio on, she believes in the bedroom.
She asks if anyone is home more than once, no answer. She pushes the door open & Mary was on the floor eyes open. She knew she must be dead. She screamed very loud. Bob was the first to arrive then Elly. She was strangled.
Her husband and Mary sang with the Les Roberts band at a club. The day she was murdered they had been quarreling over Les Roberts who was showing a lot of attention to Mary.
John was very distraught over his wife's death. He went to stay with friends for a while then came back to the flat to stay. He's found dead in a chair with gas turned on the fireplace.
There is so much more to this book. You'll need to read it. to find out what really happened. You'll be surprised! Enjoy!
March 23, 2017
I received this arc from Netgalley.
Ridiculous and juvenile book. Amateurish. Don't even waste your time on this disaster.
Ridiculous and juvenile book. Amateurish. Don't even waste your time on this disaster.
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