Missing JosephBantam Books, 1993 - 567 pages Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancastershire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: The vicar of Wimslough, the man they had come to see, is dead--a victim of accidental poisoning. Unsatisfied with the inquest ruling and unsettled by the close association between the investigating constable and the woman who served the deadly meal, Simon calls in his old friend Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Together they uncover dark, complex relationships in this rural village, relationships that bring men and women together with a passion, with grief, or with the intention to kill. Peeling away layer after layer of personal history to reveal the torment of a fugitive spirit, "Missing Joseph is award-winning author Elizabeth George's greatest achievement. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 33 |
Section 3 | 44 |
Section 4 | 61 |
Section 5 | 74 |
Section 6 | 95 |
Section 7 | 113 |
Section 8 | 132 |
Section 17 | 313 |
Section 18 | 332 |
Section 19 | 346 |
Section 20 | 364 |
Section 21 | 382 |
Section 22 | 401 |
Section 23 | 424 |
Section 24 | 444 |
Section 9 | 149 |
Section 10 | 169 |
Section 11 | 192 |
Section 12 | 212 |
Section 13 | 238 |
Section 14 | 259 |
Section 15 | 275 |
Section 16 | 292 |
Section 25 | 461 |
Section 26 | 484 |
Section 27 | 499 |
Section 28 | 517 |
Section 29 | 534 |
Section 30 | 555 |
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