New Releases
(March 1997) from The Women's Press
Death By Analysis by Gillian Slovo
Governing
Body by Anne Wilson
Other Women's Press Authors
Death by Analysis by Gillian
Slovo Published by Women's Press at £6.99 on
09/10/97
When psychoanalyst Paul Holland is found dead in mysterious
circumstance, private detective Kate Baeier is called in to investigate. The hunt for the
killer leads form elegant Belsize Park to the streets of Hackney, until Kate uncovers a
desperate web of intrigue and a powerful police cover-up…
'Takes us right into the simmering streets of
North London' Bookseller 'Gripping.. You'll never guess whodunnit. Don't miss Kate's next
assignment' Literary Review
Gillian Slovo was born in South Africa in 1952, the daughter
of renowned anti-apartheid campaigners Joe Slovo and Ruth First, and came to England in
1964. She has worked as a writer, journalist and film producer. She is the author of an
acclaimed autobiography and several novels, including the Kate Baeier series. She lives in
London with her partner and daughter.
Governing Body by Anne Wilson Published
by Women's Press at £6.99 on 09/10/97
When Sara Kingsley and her colleague Robin are asked to
mediate between the conflict-ridden governors of a local inner London school, they have no
idea just how bitter the disagreements have become. Until the Chair of the governors is
found brutally murdered - with the had teacher standing over him holding the knife.
The police believe they have found the culprit. But Sara
Kingsley is not quite so sure. And as she starts to examine the question that others seem
reluctant to ask, she begins to uncover a much more complex and murky chain of events.
Balancing her work as a counsellor in a pressures Acton clinic with the joys and
responsibilities of single parenthood - and with a passionate new love affair with the
highly unsuitable Pete - Sara Kingsley reluctantly finds herself at the centre of another
disturbing - and dangerous - case.
'A sassy new crime sleuth' She
'Wilson does a superlative job… it's a
winner' Scotland on Sunday
'A complicated and enthralling plot… the
descriptions are excellent, the action gripping, the tension constant' Icarus
'A credible and interestingly drawn cast of
characters' Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News
'An agreeable heroine… the story unfolds
briskly and is filled with well-drawn, believable characters' Susanna Yager, Sunday
Telegraph
'Unpredictable to the end' OK
Anne Wilson did a PhD in sociology at the LSE, then became a
freelance journalist. She is now a corporate video scriptwriter. She is married with three
children and lives in London.