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No Fixed Abode
A quiet weekend break in the Kent countryside for Detective-Sergeant Jane Perry and her new boyfriend Adrian Reston is soon disrupted when a nearby disused aircraft hangar goes up in flames. Once the inferno has died down, the charred remains of a well-known local vagrant, Old Mary, are revealed.
Old Mary’s death is written off as an unfortunate accident but Jane's instincts tell her that something has been overlooked. Despite warnings from her male superiors, she delves deeper into what actually happened that fateful night and it is not long before she stumbles upon another corpse.
Further investigation throws up traces of blackmail, illegal drug dealing and theft In an increasingly complex case and no one seems free from suspicion. Not even Adrian... With her job on the line, only one thing is clear: Jane must act quickly, no matter what the personal cost.
Old Mary’s death is written off as an unfortunate accident but Jane's instincts tell her that something has been overlooked. Despite warnings from her male superiors, she delves deeper into what actually happened that fateful night and it is not long before she stumbles upon another corpse.
Further investigation throws up traces of blackmail, illegal drug dealing and theft In an increasingly complex case and no one seems free from suspicion. Not even Adrian... With her job on the line, only one thing is clear: Jane must act quickly, no matter what the personal cost.
375 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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October 1, 2014
Run of the mill police-murder mystery story.
Jane Perry is a detective in a British market town investigating the death of a vagrant woman at an abandoned aircraft hanger where a rave took place.
The denouement occurs principally through the cheap expedient of a confession. The strictly licit soap opera like life of Ms Perry adds little to the tired plot.
Jane Perry is a detective in a British market town investigating the death of a vagrant woman at an abandoned aircraft hanger where a rave took place.
The denouement occurs principally through the cheap expedient of a confession. The strictly licit soap opera like life of Ms Perry adds little to the tired plot.
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