Playing with Fire

by Susan Moody

Journalist Frances Brett takes time off to join a friend in exotic Istanbul. During her stay she falls in love with the mysterious Nicholas Marquend - who suddenly disappears. Her quest to discover the truth leads her into the troubled lives of four bizarrely interconnected people.

418 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 1991

About the author

She grew up in Oxford then moved to Tennessee for 10 years. She published two historical novels and the novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend advertisements under the pen name Susannah James. More recently she has also used the nom de plume, Susan Madison. She is a former Chairman of the Crime Writer's Association, served as World President of the International Association of Crime Writers, and was elected to the prestigious Detection Club. Susan Moody has given numerous courses on writing crime fiction and continues to teach creative writing in England, France, Australia, the USA and Denmark