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The Tinder Box

By Minette Walters

The Tinder Box Contemporary literature

The Tinder Box

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A chilling tale of prejudice, ambition and cunning, The Tinder Box is a novella from crime queen Minette Walters. In the small Hampshire village of Sowerbridge, Irish labourer Patrick O'Riordan has been arrested for the brutal murder of elderly Lavinia Fanshaw and her live-in nurse, Dorothy Jenkins. As shock turns to fury, the village residents form a united front against Patrick's parents and cousin, who report incidents of vicious threats and violence. But friend and neighbour Siobhan Lavenham remains convinced that Patrick has fallen victim to a prejudiced investigation and, putting her own position within the bigoted community in serious jeopardy, stands firmly by his family in defence of the O'Riordan name. Days before the trial, terrible secrets about the O'Riordans' past are revealed to Siobhan, and the family's only supporter is forced to question her loyalties. Could Patrick be capable of murder after all? Could his parents' tales of attacks be devious fabrications? And if so, what other lies lurk beneath the surface of their world? As the truth rapidly unfurls, it seems that Sowerbridge residents need to be very afraid. For beneath a cunning façade, someone's chilling ambition is about to ignite . . .
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
124
Release Date:
2012-07-05
Publication Date:
2012-07-05
Publisher:
Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1447208285
ISBN13:
9781447208280
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
124 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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