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Why was Mary killed, and her daughter, a witness, allowed to live? Why weren't they together, and why had Mary willingly boarded a boat when she had a terror of drowning at sea? Police suspicion centres both on a young actor, and the murdered woman's husband.
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Characters/People edit
- Di Galbraith: Investigating the murder.
- Kate Sumner: The victim
- Steven Harding: Actor and boat owner.
- William Sumner: Kate's husband
- James: Add a description of this character.
- Nick Ingram: Local PC
- Tony Bridges: Friend of Harding. Teacher.
- Carpenter
- Hannah Sumner: Daughter of William and Kate
- Maggie Jenner: Local resident. Owns a livery stable
- Poole: Town in UK
- Bibi: Hairdresser, aged 19. Girlfriend of Tony.
- Paul
- Chapman: Local name for the body of water where the victim was found
- Angela Sumner: William's mother.
- Celia: Maggie's mother.
- Bertie: Maggie's rowdy dog.
- Danny Spender: Young lad on holiday, reported the body
- Martin
- Marie
- Purdy
- Griffiths
- John Galbraith
- Campbell
- Robert Healey
- Wendy Plater
- Mrs Green
- Jasper
- Polly
- Kate Hill-sumner
- Lymington
First Sentence edit
The woman lay on her back on the pebble foreshore at the foot of Houns-tout Cliff, staring at the cloudless sky above, her pale blond hair drying into a fizz of tight curls in the hot sun.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Minette Walters (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0330373269
Page Count: 9999
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0330373269
Page Count: 9999
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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