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Eager to Please
Julie Parsons
Macmillan £6.99pbk |
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Reviewed by John Orum |
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For twleve years, Rachel
Beckett has been imprisoned for the murder of her husband. But
she was innocent, and now she wants revenge. Her former lover,
her husbands' adopted brother was the real killer, and now he
has everything she has lost, a position in the community, a
family and friends. Her revenge will be to take them away from
him, and to put him in gaol, to suffer as she has. . A young
girl. a former prostitute is found murdered, someone Rachel knew
in prison.The main suspect is her father, who hangs himself,
before the police have a chance to prove his innocence. These
are two strands that help weave a complex story of revenge and
justice. In fact in this tale, the two are one and the same.
There is a third strand. Each of the main characters is examined
clinically by the narator. Not just their reactions to the
crimes in question, but their lives and their pasts. It is
almost as if it were a forensic examination of the crimes. This
is not a weakness but a strength. A thoroughly gripping read.
Recommended.
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