Criminal Damage

by Margaret Yorke

Book Overview

When a troubled young handyman befriends the widowed Mrs. Newton, it ignites a series of violent crimes, including an attack on Mrs. Newton herself, leaving her grown children to look into their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0751532320
• ISBN13: 9780751532326
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.9" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Criminally Brillant

I picked up this book, described as a "mystery". The author, Margaret Yorke, is a pst chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. What she has written is not so much a mystery, but a psychological thriller. She is adept at showing how small flaws in the character lead to crimes. The setting is a smaller, seemingly idyllic town, Middle Bardolph, is rotten underneath with hidden secrets. I could not put it down, but was drawn into the characters and their problems, anxious to see how connections were made. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars as I found the ending to be a let-down. But I'm off to find more Margaret Yorke novels!