False alarm : an Abbot Agency mystery
(2012)
By:
Heley, Veronica
Fiction
Book
Call Numbers:
MYSTERY/HELEY,V
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PUBLISHED
Sutton : Severn House, 2012
EDITION
First world edition
DESCRIPTION
220 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780727882370 (hbk.), 0727882376 (hbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Bea Abbot's asked to find the man or woman who laid a booby trap for Sir Lucas Ossett, the powerful head of an international company, in his own block of flats. She finds Sir Lucas's wife in a state of fear, while gossiping elderly ladies cast doubt on the probity of their eclectic neighbors. Soon it's clear that Sir Lucas's influence reaches out to touch and perhaps corrupt even those nearest to Bea, while trivial incidents escalate into violence--and death