The Darkness and the Deep
DI Marjory Fleming Book 2
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- £3.99
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Publisher Description
The second book in the critically acclaimed DI Marjory Fleming series.
'Loved it. She has become the crime czar of the Scottish small town!' Val McDermid
'In fictional terms the combination of domesticity and detection is very appealing, especially when it comes with a detailed, vivid portrayal of a complete society.' Literary Review
The wreck of the Knockhaven lifeboat with the loss of all three of its crew is a hard blow for the small Scottish town. But it's harder still when DS Tam MacNee discovers that it isn't simply a tragic accident.
Was it just the act of vandals, bored in a fishing port stricken with unemployment? Could it be linked to the drugs trade which has taken root in the locality? Or is there someone who, in their determination to kill one person, is callous enough to take two innocent lives? And if so, who is the intended victim?
As DI Marjory Fleming and her team investigate multiple murders, with a whole community hungry for justice, the pressure - professional and personal - is on.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Galloway, Scotland's smashing Det. Insp. Marjory Fleming returns in the terrific second installment (after 2005's Cold in the Earth) of a fascinating mystery series. Someone has deliberately wrecked a lifeboat, killing the three-person rescue team at the Knockhaven fishing port. The victims include Rob Anderson, the popular Anchor Inn pub owner; Dr. Ashley Randall, a sexy physician having a mutually adulterous affair with real estate developer Ritchie Elder; and Luke Smith, a suicidal teacher whose 13-year-old student Kylie MacEwan is dating Rob's 16-year-old troublemaking stepson, Nathan Rettie. Puzzling through all the possible suspects and motives, Marjory ("Big Marge" to her constables) juggles believable wife and mother challenges with her detecting duties as further murders add extra heat. Templeton's bravura plotting carries strongly through to the big reveal of a very surprising killer.
