The Last Act of All - Hardcover

Templeton, Aline

3.58

387 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312143036 ISBN 13: 9780312143039

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1996

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Forbidding and remote, Radnesfield was a village whose inhabitants resented all outsiders. So when soap opera star Neville Fielding moved into the old Radley mansion with his beautiful, aloof wife, Helena, and their horse-mad fifteen-year-old daughter, Stephanie, the villagers closed ranks and turned their backs on their new neighbors. No one could have guessed the storm that would blow their sheltered world apart.
Before long, Neville's inveterate philandering drove Helena to divorce, and then into the gentle arms of the retiring Edward Radley. Neville's grisly death shocked the quiet community, and Helena, caught in a string of lies, confessed to the killing and was sent to prison. But why did she refrain from making the plea that would have softened her sentence?
When Helena returns to Radnesfield after serving time for the murder, Detective Sergeant Frances Howard, fearing for her safety, decides unofficially to reopen the case. Another killing soon confirms the evil lurking in Radnesfield - evil that finally, shockingly, exposes the diseased heart of the society.

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Review:

Praise for Aline Templeton's Marjory Fleming series (:)

'Loved it' (Val McDermid on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP)

An unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel. (Andrew Taylor on COLD IN THE EARTH)

'Skilfully plotted and well-paced . . . This book is a delight, from its leisurely start to the moving and unexpected finish.' (Guardian on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP)

'Interesting, atmospheric and - I predict - televisual' (Literary Review on THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP)

[Aline Templeton] has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche. (Scotsman on COLD IN THE EARTH)

About the Author:

Aline Templeton lives in Edinburgh with her husband, in a house with a balcony built by an astronomer to observe the stars over the beautiful city skyline. She has worked in education and broadcasting and has written numerous articles and stories for newspapers and magazines. Her books have been published in translation in several European countries as well as in the United States.

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