Flint Kill Creek William Brodrick Abacus FF Paperback 2008

Flint Kill Creek William Brodrick Abacus FF Paperback 2008A gripping collection of suspenseful short stories and mysterious tales from an American literary icon.

With his diamond-sharp prose and artfully handled intrigue

sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way - and her own friends - for the first time

But when her latest case looking into an upmarket escort agency takes a dark turn

Pearl Nolan knows herself to be an ace cook and a sharp private eye but has always left the dancing to her mother

he investigates further

unconquered fear

and soon both officers face damning allegations and internal investigations

balding detective with no home and no personal existence apart from his work

the daughter of a village vicar

While Addie spots celebrities and socialites in the manor's labyrinth of dark rooms

he realises just how easy it would be for the Company to arrange one more perfect murder

But it may not be as simple as finding a lost child