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Margaret Yorke's Case to Answer Hardcover 2002 Mystery Novel

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ISBN-13: 9780312284305 Item Weight: 18 Oz gtin13: 9780312284305 Item Width: 5.7 in LC Classification Number: PR6075.O7C37 2001 brand: St. Martin's Press Book Title: Case to Answer Intended Audience: Trade TitleLeading: A Dewey Decimal: 823/.914 Number of Pages: 336 Pages Item Length: 8.6 in Topic: Psychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General ISBN-10: 0312284306 Genre: Fiction Publication Year: 2002 Author: Margaret Yorke LCCN: 2001-041723 Synopsis: The day Jerry Hunt meets Charlotte Frost is the day he decides to abandon his rebellious, criminal ways. Despite the fact that Jerry's been to prison and has vowed never to return, he continues to run a successful scam with his friend Pete in which Jerry sweet-talks a homeowner at the front door, while Pete breaks in at the back. But the day Jerry enters Charlotte's house, he sees something in her smile that makes him determined to stay clean. In many ways, Charlotte, too, would like to leave her past behind and start over. Widowed after two years of marriage to Rupert, she is faced with the distrust and suspicions of her departed husband's family. But when Rupert's troubled granddaughter, Imogen, needs a place to stay, Charlotte agrees to take her in. Jerry soon befriends Imogen, and with her help he persuades Charlotte to let him renovate her garden. As their lives become more and more entangled, lies and deceits from both their pasts begin to surface, and on a night none of them will ever forget, Charlotte disappears. A novel of subtle suspense and creeping tension, A Case to Answer is effortlessly crafted crime fiction, in which human weakness and vulnerability lead to secrets, lies and tragedy., Jerry has been running scams with his friend for years, but that all changes when he meets Charlotte. He quickly befriends her and is hired to renovate her garden, but it isn't long before Jerry realizes she has a colored past of her own, and on a night no one will ever forget, Charlotte disappears. Language: English Format: Hardcover Publisher: St. Martin's Press Item Height: 1.1 in Dewey Edition: 21

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  1. This gripping mystery by Margaret Yorke keeps you hooked from start to finish! The hardcover edition feels sturdy and well-made, perfect for collectors. The plot is cleverly crafted with unexpected twists that make it hard to put down. A must-read for fans of classic British crime fiction—highly recommend adding this to your shelf!

    Souheil LADHIB

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