Sarah Lacey
File Under: Jeopardy
File Under: Arson
File Under: Missing
File Under Deceased
Writing as Kay Mitchell
About the Author
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File Under: Jeopardy
Sparky twent-five-year-old tax inspector Leah Hunter just
can't resist her own curiosity…
While waiting for her good friend and occasional lover, Detective Inspector Nicholls, to
pick up some essentials from his office, Leah is passing the time chatting up the desk
sergeant when she sees an old schoolfriend propelled into the charge room, bucking,
kicking and screaming like a banshee.
Not at all like the quiet Jeannie Johnson Leah remembers from their schooldays.
Then Jeannie disappears. And Leah, determined to find her, is led down a dangerous trail
of drugs and blackmail where her own life is soon in jeopardy.
Sarah Lacey's fourth novel is taut and snappy, a compelling, up-to-the-minute novel of
intrigue and suspense. With it she confirms her place as one of Britain's brightest crime
writers.
'This is the fourth Leah Hunter book and one of
the best. File under: essential reading.' Hartlepool Mail
'Leah Hunter is a great addition to the roll of detectives. These books whizz along,
witty, intelligent and well thought out.' The Northern Echo
'Leah is a feisty lady with a smart line in back-chat and Sarah Lacey makes her into a
believable character.' Blackburn Telegraph
More praise for Sarah Lacey:
'I'd file Sarah Lacey in the top drawer' Peter Lovesey
"A tale which races along at a cracking pace" Yorkshire Post
'Sarah has found a real winner-in Leah Hunter - a heroine with a lot of chutzpah, and such
a smart line in back-chat I'm surprised she still has all her own teeth' Liza Cody
'Gutsy, versatile Leah is a winner in every way' Sunday Telegraph
'Sarah Lacey is obviously talented and she writes very engagingly and fluently' Tim Heald
"A racy murder mystery ... the plot moves along at a cracking pace' Company
File Under: Arson
Feisty twenty-five-year-old tax inspector Leah Hunter is back.
When a cut-price warehouse burns down and Old Rosie dies in the flames, Billy - a teenager
with a childhood liking for matches and a thick file with the child psychology service -
is charged with arson, and the police file is closed.
Until Billy dies in custody ...
... and Leah begins to dig into a financial scam.
Delving deep into a crooked world of shady deals she finds that Billy's death was just a
mite too convenient and suddenly it starts to look as if the teenager was innocent after
all.
Which makes Leah the target for some very dangerous people.
This third novel confirms Leah Hunter as one of the sharpest, sparkiest crime busters in
town, and Sarah Lacey as a hot new name in crime fiction.
File Under: Missing
Twenty-five year old tax inspector Leah' Hunter hadn't
actually planned to try her hand at crime-busting ever again.
But Andy Howe has gone missing - he hasn't been seen since he went to a party thrown by a
music producer. And now no one wants to talk about him - especially not to Leah.
As she begins to uncover an extremely dubious power network, Leah has to use all her wit
and cunning. To keep out of the way of some very powerful and threatening people. And to
steer clear of dishy Detective Sergeant Nicholls who tries in vain to keep her away from
danger …
'Should help shorten winter evenings' Matthew
Coady, Guardian
'Gutsy, versatile Leah is a winner in every way' Sunday Telegraph
'The policeman love interest and the strange situation at a neighbour's are familiar
subplots, but they make reading this book like buying new pair of comfortable bedroom
shoes - toasty cozy from the very beginning!' Molly Weston
'Warning to Yorkshire malefactors: Leah Hunter fights back! …Hunter is a terrifically
entertaining guide through this walk on the seamy side.' Kirkus Reviews
File Under Deceased
It really wasn't Leah Hunter's lucky day.
True, the handsome stranger in her arms was a bit of a Tom Cruise look-alike. But he was
also dead.
Leah, a lively twenty-five year old tax inspector, can't resist a challenge. And when she
finds that the dead man's tax records are suspect she delves deeper into what begins to
look like a murder case; despite warnings, from the dishy detective sergeant, to stop
meddling.
Before long it becomes uncomfortably clear that someone thinks she knows more than she
should. And her Yorkshire town begins to seem an extremely dangerous place to live.
'Furious pace, witty dialogue and a thoroughly
engaging heroine' Marcel Berlins, The Times
'… introduces a refreshingly different new detective … gutsy, versatile Leah is
a winner in every way.' Susanna Yager 'Sarah has found a real winner in Leah Hunter' Liza
Cody
'A sparky debut; if only the Inland Revenue's one-liners were half as amusing!' The
Observer
'Leah is a winner - a likeable new female sleuth with the smartest mouth on her since
Archie Goodwin.' Kirkus Reviews
'Smart talk, savvy sleuthing and a lively pace propel this spirited first mystery. .. A
nicely balance debut.' Publishers Weekly
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