An Uncertain Death by
Carolyn Morwood
pbk out November 99
(Women's Press)
at £6.99
Marlo Shaw is a part-time legal executive and a professional cricketer whose one ambition is to play for Australia. But when her Aunt Jenny dies
suddenly, Marlo finds herself with another goal -- to uncover the truth behind a death that she believes is neither the accident nor the suicide that the police have taken it for.
She soon discovers that Jenny was keeping a secret from her nearest and dearest, a secret that profoundly threatens one or more of them. As she
unravels family ties and complicated relationships, Marlo soon realises that she knows far less about those closest to her than she thought she
did. It's a realisation that brings its own threat in its wake.
An Uncertain Death is a perceptive and disturbing journey through the delicate web of human relationships. In Marlo, Morwood has created a
convincing and appealing character whose tenacity is matched by her compassion. Atmospheric and firmly rooted in her native Melboune, this is a
fascinating read.
(
Val McDermid
- Gold Dagger winner & creator of Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan & Tony Hill)
An Uncertain Death by
Carolyn Morwood