Sins of the Fathers
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- £2.99
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
Three families, separate yet joined by the sins of the fathers; sins that will ultimately lead to tragedy.
Mark Richmond’s trip to York takes a surprise detour when he runs into Helena Crawford and ends up accompanying her to her parents’ ruby wedding anniversary in Drumlee, Scotland.
Six months earlier, Mark attended Peter Kingsley’s sixtieth birthday party – the father of his now-estranged wife, Sophie – where Peter was unexpectedly taken ill. Mark’s father, Charles, has been friends with Peter for forty years, but how well does he really know him?
As Peter’s health continues to deteriorate, it seems the Richmonds and the Kingsleys are inextricably entwined by devastating secrets, resentment, betrayal and deceit. And who is Ellie, the girl in the hooded anorak, who appears on the cliff path in Drumlee, pale and shivering from the cold?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sexual peccadillos drive the plot of this well-crafted standalone from British author Fraser (A Tangled Thread) about three families, each with its own secrets and long-buried resentments. Mark Richmond, who has problems at home and at work, is waiting in line in London's King's Cross train station to buy a ticket to York when Helena Crawford, who has mistaken him for her hired escort, whirls into his life. Mark soon finds himself agreeing to accompany Helena to Scotland for her parents' ruby wedding anniversary and to pose as her fianc , Adam Ryder. Flashback six months to the 60th birthday party of Peter Kingsley, the father of Mark's now-estranged wife, in Kent. Trouble is brewing between Peter and Mark's father, who have been friends for decades. Although those expecting serious crimes will be disappointed, Fraser skillfully keeps the reader guessing as to who will be/has been sleeping with whom. This is soap opera of the highest order.)
