Black Valley - Softcover

Williams, Charlotte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062371266 ISBN 13: 9780062371263

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2015

Synopsis

Therapist-turned-reluctant detective Jessica Mayhew is on the trail once again in this smart, fast-paced novel of suspense from Charlotte Williams--author of the debut The House on the Cliff--a tautly written psychological thriller that ventures deep into the recesses of the mind.

Jessica Mayhew has enough problems without getting wrapped up in her patients' drama. Her separation from her husband doesn't seem as amicable as she once thought, and her daughters are drifting away as fast as they're growing up. But her new client--chic, moody, obsessive painter Elinor Powell--has a way of drawing people in and soon Jessica's getting involved with what seems to be a most artful murder.

Elinor presents a rare professional challenge. She blames herself for keeping a valuable portrait in her studio, where her mother was killed in an unsolved robbery. An attack of claustrophobia is interfering with her work, as is her deepening paranoia about her twin sister, Isobel, and her brother-in-law, Blake, a ruthless art dealer. But when Jessica meets the entire unhappy family at the debut show of Blake's protege--a reclusive ex-miner producing gloomy canvases in the Black Mountains of southeast Wales--she starts to wonder whether Elinor might be on to something. Might there be more to her mother's death? Could Blake have been involved? And just what's going on in those lonely hills?

Set against the otherworldly Welsh countryside, Black Valley is a novel rich in character, intrigue, and harrowing dangers.

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Review:

""Black Valley" underlines what an incisive creator of intense psychological drama Williams was. . . . The story smoulders before bursting into flames as it reaches an exceptional climax."--"Daily Mail" (London)

"Utterly gripping and psychologically acute."--"The Guardian"

"Last year, Charlotte Williams's "The House on the Cliff" promised much for her future in crime fiction. Her second novel "Black Valley" has fulfilled all expectations."--"The Times" (Ireland)

"Black Valley" underlines what an incisive creator of intense psychological drama Williams was. . . . The story smoulders before bursting into flames as it reaches an exceptional climax. --"Daily Mail" (London)"

Utterly gripping and psychologically acute. --"The Guardian""

Readers who enjoy atmospheric, psychological thrillers with well-developed characters will find this one to their liking. --"Booklist""

Last year, Charlotte Williams s "The House on the Cliff" promised much for her future in crime fiction. Her second novel "Black Valley" has fulfilled all expectations. --"The Times" (Ireland)"

"Black Valley underlines what an incisive creator of intense psychological drama Williams was. . . . The story smoulders before bursting into flames as it reaches an exceptional climax."--Daily Mail (London)

"Utterly gripping and psychologically acute."--The Guardian

"Readers who enjoy atmospheric, psychological thrillers with well-developed characters will find this one to their liking."--Booklist

Book Description:

The second book featuring Jessica Mayhew.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062371266
• ISBN 13: 9780062371263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368