Requiem Mass
A Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick Mystery
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
The first deaths are just a warm-up…
A Buried Past.
When Deborah Fearnside, a young wife and mother, goes missing, police interest is minimal. She would hardly be the first woman to abandon a tired marriage. Four weeks later it is Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick, back from compassionate leave, who notices the set of coincidences that should have transformed a routine missing person's case into a suspected abduction. But by then it is too late for Debbie.
A Dark Secret.
Twenty years ago, a young woman fell tragically to her death. The only people with her were four schoolfriends. One—or maybe all of them—is responsible. Now there's someone intent on letting them have their just deserts.
A Bloody Revenge.
Fenwick is soon caught in a desperate race against time to find the murderer before he completes his brutal vendetta. As the death toll mounts, Fenwick stares failure in the face—unless he can draw the predator out of the shadows and into an unconventional and highly dangerous trap with the ultimate bait in Requiem Mass, a chilling Sussex mystery from Elizabeth Corley.
Praise for Requiem Mass:
"These characters are well drawn, especially Fenwick, and even the killer avoids cliché. Boasting a very tense, superb ending, this second in a gritty new series (following Fatal Legacy, 2001) shows tremendous promise and is sure to appeal to fans of Tana French, Benjamin Black, and Tess Gerritsen." --Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in Corley's compelling first mystery featuring Det. Chief Insp. Andrew Fenwick, a young mother disappears from her comfortable suburban home outside London, lured to the city by a scheming psychopath. What becomes a cold case turns out to have a significant link to the gruesome killing of a teacher: the two women had been classmates at Downside, a local school nationally known for its strong music curriculum. Fenwick and his team meticulously work their way through countless interviews and endless cups of tea to come up with a profile of the killer. They further discover that more women from Downside are at grave risk, particularly a world-renowned soprano coming home to celebrate Downside's 75th anniversary. Meanwhile, Fenwick grapples with domestic concerns, police politics, and an unwise liaison. The finale, reminiscent of The Day of the Jackal, ratchets up the suspense and brings new meaning to the word stalking.
