Foreign Body Death in the Highlands usually comes in the shape of illness or accident, and few doubt that one or the other has taken the life of Bessie Anderson. They can't be sure, though - for eighty-two-year old Bessie has vanished without trace, But when the body of a hiker is found in the mountains, it's definitely murder.
When 'Fizz' Fitzgerald suggests a connection between the two cases, the police can barely conceal their amusement. Giving them her best Shirley Temple smile, Fizz takes matters into her own hands, enlisting the reluctant help of lawyer Tam Buchanan. Tam's supposed to be enjoying a convalescent break after surgery but his plans for undiluted fishing and whisky-tippling are easily undermined by the single-minded Fizz. Soon Tam is mingling with the locals, whose friendly banter conceals all manner of secrets, And it begins to look as though Bessie Anderson knew more than was good for her about one of her neighbours…
Paperback - Headline (1997)
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Val McDermid
- Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill When solicitor Tam Buchanan first encounters ‘Fizz’, his heart sinks. The young woman with the guileless expression sitting outside his Legal Advice office in Edinburgh looks far too young to stand the pace as his assistant. But Fizz’s innocent appearance belies the reality. Soon to be a mature student of Law, she’s very bright, utterly single-minded - and has a rare talent for making people talk. People like Murray Kingston, who Tam to his horror finds ensconced in Fizz’s office late one morning. Widely regarded as the lowest of the low, Murray Kingston has served three years for molesting has daughter Debbie after his wife’s death. Now he says he was framed, and he wants Debbie back. His only hope is that Tam can find a way to make the Procurator Fiscal re-open the case. Is that so much to ask of an old friend?
Foreign Body
See Review by
Val McDermid
- Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill
Foreign Body