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A Cry from the Dark: A Novel of Suspenseby Robert Barnard
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Book DescriptionScribner, 2004-02-03. 1st Scrib. Hardcover. Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks) , in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under Book summaryBettina Whitelaw, an aging and well-known London novelist brought up in Australia, has begun working on a memoir of her early life. One of her most vivid memories concerns a certain unpleasant event from her past. It slowly becomes clear that someone doesn't want her to include that memory in her book, and is willing to go to any length--including robbery, assault, and murder--to keep the past buried.Media Reviews"In this quiet and carefully constructed novel Barnard carefully provides the clues which lead to one of his trademark surprise endings." -- Charles L. P. Silet, Mystery Scene "...[T]here is great subtlety to Barnard's character studies of people who came of age in the challenging climate of 'open landscapes and closed minds.'" -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review Publisher NotesBettina Whitelaw has come a long way from her childhood in the little outback town of Bundaroo, Australia. Many years have passed, a lifetime really, but she's never forgotten what happened there on the evening that changed her life forever. How could she forget the school dance, her taunting classmates, dancing with the strange but brilliant English boy, Hughie Naismyth? How could she forget what happened next, when, overheated and exhilarated by the music and the moment, she wandered off alone into a secluded, wooded area? Now a renowned, elderly author living in London's elegant Holland Park, Bettina faces a flood of memories as she works on her memoirs, even though her focus is more on the frightening things that are happening today. Someone has recently entered her home and gone through her desk. The intruder is clearly not an ordinary burglar. It must be someone she knows. She's been a little lax in handing out keys, so the suspects are many -- her nephew, Mark; her agent, Clare; her friends, Peter or Katie. Or it could be someone else. What does Bettina possess that this person would want to steal? A puzzle that at first seems mildly disturbing soon turns deadly serious. Someone is willing to kill -- but why? Does the answer rest in Bundaroo or nearer to home? Other Recommended Books
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