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Two suspicious deaths in twenty-four hours spell trouble for reporter Chris Martin.
She is sent to cover a possible suicide, and the discovery of the battered body of Janet Cox, the first potential road-rage victim in the Home Counties town of Tipping.
Unravelling the convoluted threads of the dead woman's affairs leads to the disturbing conclusion that Janet's missing husband is either a prime suspect - or Tipping's third corpse in as many days.
And Chris, who thought she'd finally sorted out her chaotic personal life, finds that the search for Janet Cox's killer forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths about herself, not to mention a terrifying brush with the town's underworld.
"A terrific debut for a wholly sympathetic, wryly witty sleuthess" THE TIMES
"Narrated with splendid comic disenchantment...this is an exhilarating debut" THE SUNDAY TIMES
"...has all the ingredients a good crime novel should - credible inter-weaving plots, pace, tension, wit, lively characters and dialogue." SIMON BRETT
"Whoops of delight for a clever and refreshing newcomer." THE OBSERVER
Annette Roome won the Crime Writers Association John Creasey Award for the Best First Crime Novel with A Real Shot In The Arm, the first book in the bestselling Chris Martin mysteries.
Genre: Mystery
She is sent to cover a possible suicide, and the discovery of the battered body of Janet Cox, the first potential road-rage victim in the Home Counties town of Tipping.
Unravelling the convoluted threads of the dead woman's affairs leads to the disturbing conclusion that Janet's missing husband is either a prime suspect - or Tipping's third corpse in as many days.
And Chris, who thought she'd finally sorted out her chaotic personal life, finds that the search for Janet Cox's killer forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths about herself, not to mention a terrifying brush with the town's underworld.
Praise for Annette Roome...
"A terrific debut for a wholly sympathetic, wryly witty sleuthess" THE TIMES
"Narrated with splendid comic disenchantment...this is an exhilarating debut" THE SUNDAY TIMES
"...has all the ingredients a good crime novel should - credible inter-weaving plots, pace, tension, wit, lively characters and dialogue." SIMON BRETT
"Whoops of delight for a clever and refreshing newcomer." THE OBSERVER
Annette Roome won the Crime Writers Association John Creasey Award for the Best First Crime Novel with A Real Shot In The Arm, the first book in the bestselling Chris Martin mysteries.
Genre: Mystery
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