The House With No Rooms, 9781788544740
Paperback
Hot summer, cold case, a deadly secret in plain sight.

The House With No Rooms

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2018

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Summary

The House With No Rooms: A Detective Stella Darnell Mystery

A woman lies dead on the ground. A girl watches from the shadows. What did she really see?

The summer of 1976 was the hottest in living memory. A lost little girl, dizzied by the heat, stumbled upon a deserted museum. She thought she saw a woman lying dead on the ground. But when she opened her eyes, the woman had gone.

Forty years later, cleaner and detective Stella Darnell is investigating…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788544740
ISBN-10:1788544749
Series:The Detective's Daughter
Author:Lesley Thomson
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Head of Zeus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:31 March 2018
Weight:320g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 32mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘A haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot’ The Sunday Times .

This is a beautifully crafted, thoughtful murder mystery, with a denouement both shocking and satisfying… Yet another unsettling, accomplished book by a writer at the top of her game’ – Sarah HigbeeA haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot * The Sunday Times *A prime example of complex storytelling on a grand scale… an intricate story that stealthily holds your attention throughout towards a thrilling and gripping finale’ * Bookshelf Butterfly *An atmospheric and sinister crime thriller with an agreeably complex tale of murder in an iconic London setting, 4⁄5 * The Curious Ginger Cat *A classic mystery with various red herrings and a surprising but totally fair twist at the end. Readers – pay attention! Highly recommended * Promoting Crime *Entertaining… The twists, turns and revelations of clues and links are deftly handled into an exciting tale. Her use of a cleaning detective and a side-kick with such percipience is inspired’ * Crime Review *

About The Author

Lesley Thomson

Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People’s Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective’s Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and sold over 500,000 copies.

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