A Case To Answer - Softcover
Jerry and Peter have been successfully conning vulnerable householders for years. But then Jerry decides to try the straight and narrow, getting an honest job in a chip shop. Once there he meets Imogen, pregnant and temporarily living with her step-grandmother, Charlotte Frost. In his new role as a good citizen - and hopeful suitor - Jerry agrees to tackle Charlotte's neglected garden.
But Charlotte has her own troubled past. Recently widowed, her departed husband's family are deeply suspicious. And as her life becomes entangled with Jerry's, lies and deceits from their pasts begin to surface, until on a night none of them will ever forget, Charlotte disappears, and Jerry is the number one suspect.
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.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Margaret Yorke was awarded the 1999 Cartier Diamond Dagger for her outstanding contribution to the crime fiction genre. She was a past chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and the author of over 50 novels. She died in November 2012.
Review:
Her short, sparse accounts of things going wrong and innocent people getting caught up in events beyond their control never fails to induce a powerful sense of apprehension and foreboding * Guardian * The mistress of the skilfully-spun suspense novel . . . her quiet, unemphatic style of narrative makes the story a compelling read * Sunday Telegraph * Margaret Yorke knows all about human weaknesses and follies, vanities and ambitions, as well as about that rarer phenomenon, real, unadulterated evil * Susan Hill * There is not a word wasted in Margaret Yorke's deftly constructed crime novels, yet they have a hinterland greater than many novels twice the length. Her understanding of the faultlines that run through human beings is second to none * Diane Setterfield *
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSphere
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0751552100
- ISBN 13 9780751552102
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 20.29
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01G9IJ_ns
Buy New
US$ 20.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
PAP
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9780751552102
Buy New
US$ 23.50
Convert currency
Seller Image
A CASE TO ANSWER
Published by
Sphere, United Kingdom
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. NEW - Fine new paperback. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 7.72 X 4.96 X 0.94 inches; 336 pages. Seller Inventory # 60331
Buy New
US$ 7.83
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780751552102_new
Buy New
US$ 21.48
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Published by
Sphere Paperback Fiction
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book. Seller Inventory # ria9780751552102_lsuk
Buy New
US$ 22.08
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9780751552102
Buy New
US$ 23.71
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 335 pages. 7.72x4.96x0.94 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0751552100
Buy New
US$ 23.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Published by
Sphere Paperback Fiction 2014-01
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
PF
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PF. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 6666-IUK-9780751552102
Buy New
US$ 18.43
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Case To Answer
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2014)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
PAP
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9780751552102
Buy New
US$ 22.52
Convert currency
Seller Image
Yorke, M: A Case To Answer
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0751552100
ISBN 13: 9780751552102
New
Kartoniert / Broschiert
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Margaret Yorke delivers incredibly tense and chilling novels of suspense, delving into the darker recesses of the human psyche, as extraordinary events collide with everyday lives. Winner of the 1999 Cartier Diamond Dagger for her outstanding contribution t. Seller Inventory # 594946047
Buy New
US$ 23.03
Convert currency