Dummy Hand (U)

Cassie Swann #6

by Susan Moody

'Gripping detective fiction' - DAILY MIRROR 'The delineation of characters is neat and precise, the description of locales full of accuracy and atmosphere' - CRIME TIME When Cassie Swann is knocked off her bike on a quiet country road, the driver leaves her unconscious and bleeding at the roadside. A man later walks into a police station and confesses, and they gratefully close the case. But something about this guilt-induced confession doesn't smell right, and Cassie's relentless suitor Charlie Quartermain cannot resist doing a little detective work. When a young student at Oxford is found brutally murdered, Charlie begins to suspect that the two incidents are somehow connected. Can he save Cassie from another 'accident' - this time a fatal one?

Genres: Crime

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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

Reviews

[Priscilla Ong · Rating 1 out of 5]

If it wasn't so misogynistic and peppered with distasteful comments about homosexuality, it might have been a bearable read.