Breaking Faith
A Brodie Farrell Mystery
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Publisher Description
When she called her business "Looking for Something?" Brodie Farrell hoped to receive challenging commissions from interesting clients. Even by her standards, though, demon rock musician Jared Fry is hard to please. Fortunately his manager, the charismatic Eric Chandos, is easier to like, and it's with him that Brodie works to find a new home for the rock star.
An old coaching inn on the Downs seems the perfect choice. Though the locals are appalled---and their teenagers thrilled---at the arrival of the self-styled Satanist, Fry's primary concern is his new swimming pool. And that's when he realizes that the protestors outside are the least of his problems.
Brodie's troubles are only just beginning, too. She has a long-term relationship with gruff, hardworking Detective Superintendent Jack Deacon and an important platonic friendship with Daniel Hood, a quiet young teacher with hidden depths. So why does she find herself so drawn to Chandos? And how much is she going to risk before the real trouble starts?
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In British author Bannister's absorbing fifth mystery to feature Brodie Farrell (after 2004's The Depths of Solitude), the scrappy sleuth helps Jared Fry, a petulant rock star, find a home for himself and his coterie-an ancient, former hotel known as "The Diligence," which is suitably sized for parties of gothic dimensions, and is also secluded enough to keep Fry's private life out of the public eye. Brodie is set to deposit her hefty finder's fee and celebrate, but the accidental discovery of a long-dead body of a young woman on the property is too much for the drug-addled Fry and his charismatic manager, Eric Chandos, to handle on their own. As Brodie finds herself further entangled with the irresistible Chandos (much to the detriment of her relationship with Det. Supt. Jack Deacon, the gruff local police chief), and her shy, nerdy best pal, Daniel Hood, develops an unlikely friendship with Fry, the newcomers' connection to the recently exhumed victim begins to seem less innocent than originally assumed. This pleasing page-turner has a titillating but restrained mix of sexy situations, mild violence and plot twists that satisfy without ever becoming gratuitous or excessive.
