The Colour of Death
Published on 30. September 2011
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7090-9283-4 (ISBN)
Description
Twelve days to Christmas and in snowbound London, a prostitute is found with her throat cut. Six hundred miles away, on a remote Shetland Isle, the body of another young woman lies sprawled at the foot of an ancient tower. Scarcely has Detective Inspector Jack Dawes probed the first blood-soaked corpse when a sudden epidemic of swine flu in the Northern Constabulary sends him speeding north to investigate the second murder. Jack travels to Doomdochry, a gaunt monstrosity of a castle, set high above the waves of a savage Shetland coastline. For five centuries it has been held by the sinister MacAlister clan, who resent police intrusion. Dawes has his work cut out. Their reticence could imply involvement in murder or something much worse. Floundering on unfamiliar territory, Dawes confronts an intelligence equal to his own and a ruthless killer, set to strike again. Finally, a terrifying showdown provides the link he needs to solve the murders
Reviews / Votes
'A gentle, typically English detective story with echoes of Midsomer Murders and Frost' - Newham Recorder 'Lloyd is an author whom it will be worth following' - Reviewingtheevidence.comMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The Crowood Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7090-9283-4 (9780709092834)
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Person
Frances Lloyd was born in Dagenham, Essex, and spent her childhood moving between RAF stations. She has worked as a freelance journalist and photographer, as well as in government communications, writing speeches for politicians. She began writing fiction in 2000 and won several prizes for her short stories. She now lives in the Scottish Highlands where she writes full time. Her previous novels include Nemesis of the Dead and The Bluebell Killer, also published by Robert Hale.