Necessary as Blood: 13 (Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novels) - Softcover

Crombie, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061885010 ISBN 13: 9780061885013

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2009

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2009-10-06 Pages: 556 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins US Five years ago the eldest Furey son. Hugh. ran off into the night and never returned His parents. estranged by grief. are trying to put the tragedy behind them after a long. exhausting. and fruitless search His mother. recovering from an emotional breakdown. has lost herself in a new career;. Hughs father. having abandoned his faith and his position as a theology professor. now cares halfheartedly for their two remaining children. Left more or less to fend for themselves. ten-year-old Owen and fifteen-year-old Lena struggle to hold on to their brothers memory-an increasingly self-destructive obsession that gives rise to angel fantasies. drug use. quixotic quests. and dangerous experimentation that will ultimately force a damaged family to confront its past and find a future.

About this title

Product Description:

Necessary As Blood is the latest entry in Deborah Crombie's New York Times Notable, Edgar(R), Agatha, and Macavity Awards-nominated mystery series featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. A Texan frequently compared to the masters of British crime fiction--including P.D. James, Martha Grimes, Barbara Vine, and fellow American Elizabeth George--Crombie dazzles once more with Necessary As Blood--a relentlessly suspenseful tale of a vanished mother, a murdered father, and a helpless, endangered child.

Review:

'Clever, well-written and atmospheric police procedural... the London setting - partly in Notting Hill but principally in and around Brick Lane - is extremely well described, as is the melting pot of cockneys, immigrants and rich newcomers in both areas; Crombie is also very good at cultural clashes and family dynamics.' --Literary Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061885010
• ISBN 13: 9780061885013
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556