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Carolyn Morwood
Carolyn Morwood
A Simple DeathA Simple Death
An Uncertain DeathAn Uncertain Death
The Blessing FileThe Blessing File
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British Pbk Original - Women's Press (2001)
Buy at Amazon.co.uk A Simple Death
`Call an ambulance, Mario. It’s Bill. The old man . . . I heard him call out just now’
A year after the death of her aunt Jenny, Mario Shaw, professional cricketer, is beginning to rebuild her life, settling into a steady rhythm of training and work. But her peaceful world is shattered when she discovers the body of a tramp bludgeoned to death in a local park. Now her own grief emerges, raw and fresh. Reluctant to be drawn into the investigation, Mario finds she has no choice when the police point the finger of suspicion at her boss and lifelong friend, Harold . . .
Praise for Carolyn Morwood’s previous crime novels:
'An excellent book, with enough twists and turns to make you dizzy. I was completely engrossed.' Crime Time
"This must be the most original Australian crime novel debut since Barry Maitland's' The Marx Sisters.' Australian Book Review
'Engaging Oz whodunnit... showing serious muscle beneath the civilities.' Literary Review
`Taut and terrific’ Australian Women’s Weekly
`A perceptive and disturbing journey through the delicate web of human relationships . . . a fascinating read’ Manchester Evening News
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British Pbk Original - Women's Press (1999)
An Uncertain Death
See Review by Val McDermid - Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill
Introducing Marlo Shaw, professional cricketer and reluctant investigator
'Uncertain death, Marlo. Unexplained death. We need to find out how Jenny died.'
Marlo can't believe her aunt Jenny would commit suicide. Too many things don't add up. But there is no evidence of forced entry, no smashed windows, footprints in the flowerbeds or signs of a struggle. Marlo is completely stumped.
Trying to come to terms with her feelings of loss and confusion, Marlo throws herself into the investigation. Did Jenny have something to hide, or was she the victim of a random crime? Caught in a web of complex family ties and mysterious disappearances, Marlo is determined to find out if her aunt's death was suicide, or murder...

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British Pbk Original - Women's Press (1998)
The Blessing File
Winner of the Tom howard Mystery Novel Contest
'You know how it is. You notice someone, a stranger in a crowd. Something about them stands out, strikes a chord and then you see them again and again. The woman is like this… a face in the crowd, gone but not forgotten.'
An enigmatic young woman appears in Lyn Blessing's antiquarian bookshop every Friday at precisely 1.15 pm and always leaves empty-handed. Intrigued, Lyn feels compelled to follow her. But events begin to overtake her when she is chased down the dark, winding alleyways of Melbourne; and when mysterious strangers begin to invade her literary world.
As she is drawn deeper and deeper into a plot which resurrects ghosts from her past and present, Lyn is increasingly reminded of the disturbing words left for her by her sister, Adele. 'This house is no longer safe' begins to ring ever-more frighteningly true…

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About The Author
Carolyn Morwood is a Special Education teacher, living and working in Melbourne, Australia. Her poetry and short stories have been published in the UK and Australia. Her first novel The Blessing File, was published by The Women's Press in 1998 and won the Tom Howard Mystery Novel Contest.

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

  • A Simple Death (Women's Press Pbk, 2001) (Marlo Shaw)
  • An Uncertain Death (Women's Press Pbk, 1999) (Marlo Shaw)
  • The Blessing File (Women's Press Pbk, 1998) (Lyn Blessing)

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