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|title=The Detective's Daughter

|sort=Detective's Daughter

|isbn=978-1908800244

|website=http://www.lesleythomson.co.uk/

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Terry Darnell - formerly Detective Inspector Darnell - came out of the Co-op in a village on the south coast, with the makings of an impromptu breakfast in a carrier bag and died of a heart attack on the way back to his car. He hadn't see a lot of his daughter in the last few years, but the death saddened Stella. She ran a cleaning company - Clean Slate - and was obsessive about cleaning and cleanliness, with her life based on order and it wasn't long before she began clearing her father's house. Hidden away in the attic were case papers relating to the Rokesmith murder, which had occurred some thirty years earlier and which had never been solved.

The plot is brilliant too. I thought I had it sorted pretty early on and was preparing to feel just a little smug only to discover that I might have been right about something but it was only a very small part of the story. The book's a keeper too - next time around you might know the answer but you'll be able to savour the way it's all done. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.

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