Act of Violence - Hardcover

Yorke, Margaret

3.45

85 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312185227 ISBN 13: 9780312185220

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1998

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In a tale of murder and betrayal in a small, seemingly idyllic English village, the murderous rampage of two young schoolboys shatters the lives of villagers, except for a mysterious counselor who appears to be coping only too well

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Review:

Building to a highly-charged climax it shows how the placid surface of a community can hide beneath it the seeds of catastrophe. Well judged and expertly written (Irish Times)

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)

Margaret Yorke also has similarities to Patricia Highsmith... Her books have a quiet fatalism, rather than the terrible menace of Highsmith's stories, but are almost as frightening (Guardian)

Typical Yorke story-telling; and there is no one better at it (Birmingham Post)

What makes this novel unusual is not the common enough mindless violence but the sensitivity and insight with which Yorke explores the emotions within a small community... Subtly woven into the plot is another, darker threat, providing the surprise ending that is itself an act of violence on the reader's imagination (Daily Express)

Book Description:

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 to the crime fiction genre.

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