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In the fourteenth novel in the British mystery series from the Silver Dagger award-winning author Dorothy Simpson, "a modern-day version of Agatha Christie" (Booklist), Inspector Luke Thanet has a both murder and a wedding on his hands.

In Simpson's most skillful and fascinating novel yet, Inspector Thanet is called away from his daughter's wedding preparations to investigate the suspicious and untimely death of a journalist who is found with a broken neck at the foot of her staircase. As Thanet methodically... Read Full Overview

Inspector Thanet's daughter is a week away from her wedding and in the midst of flurried preparations he is called to investigate the suspicious death of Jessica Manifest. Found by her husband on their stairs with a broken neck it almost could have been an accident - except for... Read Full Overview

Just a week away from his only daughter's wedding, Inspector Luke Thanet gets a phone call that saves him from writing his speech for the reception, but presents him with an even more challenging problem. Jessica Dander, a journalist for the regional newspaper, has been found... Read Full Overview