Dangerous to Know

by Margaret Yorke

Book Overview

Walter Brown has violently oppressed his wife Hermione for years, but when their daughters leave home and Hermione begins to save money to escape, Walter's rage becomes both terrifying and dangerous.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892965002
• ISBN13: 9780892965007
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Mysterious Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Dangerous to Know

Margaret Yorke's books are a treasure, a model of the cozy English mystery, but they are not simplistic. She always manages a twist.

Dangerous Flaws

The author, Margaret Yorke, is a past chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. What she has writes are not so much a mysteries, but psychological thrillers. She is adept at showing how small flaws in the character lead to crimes. The setting is generally a small, seemingly idyllic town, but is rotten underneath with hidden secrets. In this novel she examines the horrors of spousal abuse -- but also the horrors,dangers and implications of doing nothing, of "not getting involved." Yorke is an elegant writer, who pulls you into the interior lives of her characters. I have found them difficult to put down.

Excellent read

This book was excellent. It was so unpredictable - I never would have guessed the ending. A real page-turner!

Completely Unpredictable

This book comfortably moves along in chapters of its major characters' descriptions rather than the usual chronological sequence of events found in most books. This allows the reader a full understanding of each character and his/her motives instead of bits and pieces here and there. The last 1/3 of the book was a complete surprise as I wondered why a new character was introduced and the story's revelations took me by surprise. Thank you Ms. Bradford. I would love to hear from you.

An insightful look at emotional abuse

Yorke takes a look at one of the most insidious forms of domestic violence -- emotional abuse. It is a perceptive look at emotional abuse written under the guise of a mystery