Thicker Than Water
By Anthea Fraser
A gruesome tale of secrets kept, and revenge taken, in the cosiest of English settings…
James Markham’s family is shocked when he jilts his fiancée for a woman he’s known only a few days – and about whom he knows very little. When they meet Abigail, they’re swayed by her beauty and charm, but puzzled by the mystery that surrounds her, and her reluctance to answer questions about her past.
Callum Firbank is successful, has a loving family, and a comfortable home. But he’s always been evasive about his childhood. And recently, his wife has come to realise how little she knows about her husband’s upbringing.
Jill Irving runs a hotel in Dorset with her third husband, Douglas. She has everything she could wish for: money, a leisurely lifestyle, and opportunity for occasional illicit encounters. But she, too, has secrets in her past, and the facade she presents to the world hides a woman who lives in fear of discovery.
What links these three very different people? And who is the mysterious stranger whose appearance in their lives causes such terror?
Thicker Than Water is more graphic than Fraser’s usual style. But its blend of psychological insight and deft plot handling will please her many fans, as well as anyone seeking a superior ‘English cosy’ murder-mystery.
Praise for Thicker Than Water:
ʻAll the principal characters appear to have nothing in common, except a stranger who enters their lives and wreaks havoc. Only in the book’s final pages does the reader truly understand their connection and the root of their terror.’ – Publishers Weekly
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