Serious Intent: A Novel of Suspense

by Margaret Yorke

Book Overview

Tom, an invalid World War II veteran, lives with the help of his housekeeper Ivy in The Willows. No one knows his son is in prison for murder. Richard Gardner lives down the road with his second wife,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892965835
• ISBN13: 9780892965830
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Mysterious Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Quiet menace sets the mood

In the calm sinister voice perfected by a few British mystery authors, Yorke delivers a quiet tale of domestic misery and malice. The tidy village of Haverscot presents a harmonious face to the world but at its heart secret tensions and resentments are building. Long-suffering Richard Garrett's second marriage is failing under the weight of his helpless wife's wild mood swings and drinking and his stepsons' growing resentment. An old man dies after a visit from his murderer son. The boys who cared for him continue to haunt his house in diverse ways, having a profound effect on the retired spinster who buys the place. York's characters cross and re-cross paths in the daily course of village life, building up a web of secrets, misunderstandings and emotional encounters while the reader waits tensely for the straw which upsets the delicate balance. This is a story entirely of mood and character, with the most likable characters naturally facing the highest risk. Veteran writer Yorke produces another winner.

true psychological suspense

this thought provoking story is Margaret Yorke at her best. She again serves up an intelligent, forthright look at modern life, warts & all!! It is filled with quiet menace, something she is SO good at doing. My only problem with Margaret Yorke is that she doesn't write new books fast enough, hence my second reading of "Serious Intent" It was just as good as the first time!!