New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Allison Busby 2003 Jan-March

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Allison Busby JAN-MARCH 2003

Janie Bolitho Killed In Cornwall Pbk published March 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0749006501

Despite being busy with a new exhibition, artist Rose Trevelyan is always there to offer her friends support if they need her; lately, it seems as though everyone has a problem to share. There's Doreen who is worried about how her neighbour, Nathan Brown, is coping after his mother's death; Eva who is suspicious about her boyfriend's whereabouts; and Barry, who is concerned about his new employee. On top of that, Rose's star pupil Joyce is fretting about her teenage daughter and her friends.
Meanwhile, Rose's sonietime boyfriend Di Jack Pearce is investigating a series of burglaries and a spate of vicious attacks on young women in the area. As secrets are shared and the crimes become more serious, should Rose betray her friends' confidences or will Jack just accuse her of interfering?
And as Rose finds herself being drawn deeper into the problems of her friends she is suddenly reminded that sometimes she too needs a shoulder to cry on.

Praise for Janie Bolitho
'Trevelyan is clearly set to be the new Miss Marple' Gerald Kaufman, The Scotsman
'If you are Cornwall bound then Janie Bolitho is a must' Liverpool Daily Post
'Competent, enjoyable, with good characters and a wealth of local interest' West Briton

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Janie Bolitho Caught Out in Cornwall Published March 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0749006455 Artwork by: Cover design & Photo: Tin Dog

It's a cold November afternoon on the beach at Marazion, overlooking St. Michael's Mount, and the Cornish wind is whipping up the sea. When a distress flare goes up from a yacht in the bay, artist Rose Trevelyan immediately alerts the coastguard and very soon a small crowd has gathered to watch the rescue in progress. With the rain now coming down in sheets, Rose is concerned to see a little girl wandering alone on the shore but her fears are soon allayed as she is picked up and taken towards the safety of the car park. Her relief is short-lived, however - a young mother cannot find her daughter and she fits the description of the child Rose saw.
Racked with guilt for not intervening, Rose cannot concentrate until she has tried to help in any way she can think of. But as the days pass by, the prospects of getting four year old Beth back unharmed begin to look very bleak indeed.
Set against the backdrop of the stunning Cornish coastline, Caught Out in Cornwall is another engrossing mystery featuring the much-loved amateur sleuth, Rose Trevelyan

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Carol Anne Davis Children Who Kill Published February 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0749006102
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Why do two young boys abduct, torture and kill a toddler? What makes a teenage girl plot with her classmates to kill her own father? Why does a child set fire to the homes of his classmates? We tend to think of children as innocents, incapable of murder but their crimes can be some of the most horrific and terrifying acts committed. In this new book Carol Anne Davis explores the actions and motivations of thirteen killers aged between ten and seventeen. Well known cases including those of Mary Bell, Robert Thompson and John Venables are examined alongside historical case studies and lesser known crimes. Children Who Kill is an intelligent and moving account of the dark and troubled childhoods that lead to murder.

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Joyce Holms Hot Potato Published February 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0749006056 Artwork by: Photograph: Colin Palmer. Www.buyimage.co.uk

The latest novel in a series featuring lawyer Tam Buchanan and his legal student assistant 'Fizz' Fitzgerald. Whilst driving in the Highlands, Fizz and Tam witness a horrific car crash. They rush to the scene where, before passing away, the driver of the car tells them she was being followed by the police who are trying to kill her passenger. A few minutes later a police car arrives and drives straight at the man forcing him to jump into the fierce river. Convinced the man would have drowned the police leave while Fizz manages to rescue him. The three of them return to their guest house where the man claims to have no recollection of why he was being chased or who might be after him. Yet again, Tam and Fizz find themselves embroiled in a complex and dangerous mystery

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John Malcolm Circles and Squares Published January 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 074900584X

Tim Simpson's latest plan for the art fund is to purchase paintings by father and son William and Ben Nicholson; he is also exploring the possibility of an investment in a film/photographic archive. But his activities are put on hold when he is implicated in the murder of a Pimlico-based film researcher. All the police have to go on is a notebook full of cryptic scribbles (including the name 'Simpson, T') and a collection of photographs. Tim has no knowledge of the dead woman, but is shocked to realise that the photos left in her flat all relate to the Nicholsons. Then the colleague assisting with the Nicholson acquisition is brutally attacked and Tim realises that has ventured deep in the dangerous world of modern art fakes.

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Edward Marston The Frost Fair Published February 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0749006005

December 1669. During one of the coldest winters for years, the Thames freezes over and a frost fair is held on the thick ice. Architect Christopher Redmayne and puritanical constable Jonathan Bale are both visiting the fair when one of Bale's sons gets into trouble on thin ice. The rescue the boy but in the process make a grim discovery - the frozen corpse of a man. The dead man is Jeronimo Maldini, an Italian fencing master who has been missing for some time. Redmayne is inclined to dismiss the case and leave the investigation to Bale; but all that changes when his own brother, Henry Redmayne, is charged with the murder.

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Priscilla Masters River Deep Published February 2003 by Allison Busby at Ł17.99 ISBN: 0749006536
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Shrewsbury, Coroner Martha Gunn is among the first to be appear on the scene when a man's body is found floating face down in the rising water. It appears to have been raised from the cellar of a small cottage fronting the river by the flood. In the dark and fetid cottage, Martha's instincts tell her that this is a homicide - a hunch borne out by the post mortem.
A tense and gripping mystery, River Deep is the first in a series featuring Martha Gunn.

'A masterpiece of crime fiction' femaledetective.com
'A satisfying read from the pen oaf deservedly acclaimed author' Tangled Web
'This is a very entertaining and yet dark novel, with a lead 1 hope we 'll hear from again' Sherlock Holmes Magazine

Priscilla Masters was born in Halifax and is one of seven adopted children. The family moved to South Wales where she lived until she was sixteen. She moved to Birmingham to work as a nurse. She married a GP and now lives in Shropshire. Pricilla Masters is the author of number of crime novels, including the popular Joanna Piercy Mystery series.

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