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BURNING SUSPICION: a fiery mystery set in the Scottish Highlands
AN UTTERLY GRIPPING MYSTERY THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN
After a devastating house fire, a blame game starts to tear a family apart…
When Alex Ross receives a phone call telling him that his house is on fire, he immediately drives home from work at full pelt.
Noticeably distressed that his wife, Heather, may have been caught inside, his fears are apparently allayed when she soon joins him at the scene and explains that she had been visiting a friend.
Police quickly determine the fire was no accident and the ensuing investigation begins to focus on the couple themselves.
Detective Inspector Black is determined to find out the truth and if that means revealing family secrets, financial woes and infidelities, then so be it.
Was Alex Ross trying to top off his wife? Was it a local arsonist known to the police? Was it Heather herself?
As the suspicion mounts and tensions become ever more fraught, the family’s stories intersect and forge towards a jaw-droppingly dramatic conclusion.
BURNING SUSPICION is Scottish author James Andrew’s fifth novel. His first four are a series of historical murder mysteries set in a 1920s Yorkshire seaside town. They are available as single editions on Kindle and in paperback, or as a collected version on Kindle titled THE YORKSHIRE MURDERS. Readers will also enjoy James' sixth book, the mystery WHERE WOLVES PROWL.
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After a devastating house fire, a blame game starts to tear a family apart…
When Alex Ross receives a phone call telling him that his house is on fire, he immediately drives home from work at full pelt.
Noticeably distressed that his wife, Heather, may have been caught inside, his fears are apparently allayed when she soon joins him at the scene and explains that she had been visiting a friend.
Police quickly determine the fire was no accident and the ensuing investigation begins to focus on the couple themselves.
Detective Inspector Black is determined to find out the truth and if that means revealing family secrets, financial woes and infidelities, then so be it.
Was Alex Ross trying to top off his wife? Was it a local arsonist known to the police? Was it Heather herself?
As the suspicion mounts and tensions become ever more fraught, the family’s stories intersect and forge towards a jaw-droppingly dramatic conclusion.
BURNING SUSPICION is Scottish author James Andrew’s fifth novel. His first four are a series of historical murder mysteries set in a 1920s Yorkshire seaside town. They are available as single editions on Kindle and in paperback, or as a collected version on Kindle titled THE YORKSHIRE MURDERS. Readers will also enjoy James' sixth book, the mystery WHERE WOLVES PROWL.
All of our books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.
259 pages, Paperback
Published September 23, 2021
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September 29, 2021
A new departure for this author. After his powerful historical mystery series set in Yorkshire, this is a mystery set closer to home in the Highlands.
When their house is burned down, a family start to turn on one another - but who was the arsonist and what was burning them up? A truly gripping read.
When their house is burned down, a family start to turn on one another - but who was the arsonist and what was burning them up? A truly gripping read.
January 8, 2022
The burning of their house has many unexpected repercussions on the owners. More shocks will assail them while trying to recover emotionally from their ordeal: is one of them the arsonist? Are there problems between them two: financial, trust? Good plot with much suspense!
August 17, 2022
Great page-turner. Loved this book. Highly recomended.
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