Judgement In Stone

Four members of the Coverdale family - George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles - died in the space of fifteen minutes on the 14th February, St Valentine's Day. Eunice Parchman, the illiterate housekeeper, shot them down on a Sunday evening while they were watching opera on television. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND CRIME LEGEND DONNA LEON'One of her masterpieces'TELEGRAPH'A classic' THE TIMES'Quite possibly the best crime book I have ever read'READER REVIEW'Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write.'Eunice, the Coverdales' housekeeper, guns down four of her employers in the space of fifteen minutes one Valentine's Day. None of them suspected anything. Her motive remained hidden.As the police investigate, Eunice schemes to escape the blame - desperate to preserve the terrible secret of her illiteracy.But Eunice's blindness to a crucial aspect of the world throws her plans into jeopardy . . .

Pagina's: 224, Mass Market Paperback, Random House UK Ltd