A Small Deceit - Margaret Yorke Reviews
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Newest Review: ... money making scams, he is on the look out for a new way to make money. One night he stays at a Bed and Breakfast in a small ... more
... village called Witherstone under his latest assumed name of Frank Brown. Here at breakfast he meets a fellow lodger for the night a man called Desmond Baxter.
This man he recognises as the judge who sentenced him to prison. But why is he staying there? Why is he lying about his identity now? And what is the reason for this small deceit?
After Breakfast Frank decided to follow him, seeing a possibility of blackmailing the Judge. Finding out where he lives and via local directories his home telephone number.
What he...more
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Background This is the first novel I read by this author several years ago, I enjoyed it then so I thought I would re-read it and see what it was like second time around. About the Author Margaret Yorke was born in 1924 and is a very accomplished, respected and famous English crime writing author. He first book 'Summer Flight' was Published in 1957. Since then she was written 41 other novels. In 1999 she won the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for 'The Scent of Fear'. Storyline of the Book The book is set in the late 1980's in Northamptonshire. William Adams is a dangerous and unpredictable man. ... Read the complete review
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