Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west London flat. His heartlessly dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is the prime suspect - she had means, opportunity, and motive. But is the case as clear-cut as it seems? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes there's far more to this case than meets the eye.
Who would kill a charming antiques expert Rowland Egerton, the darling of daytime TV? Egerton's partner, John Lavender, found the body; did he also do the deed? Or was it a burglary gone wrong? A missing Faberge box and Impressionist painting point that way. But as Bill Slider and his team investigte, none of the facts seem to fit.
The murder of any journalist is bound to whip the news media into a frenzy. So when ex-BBC correspondent Ed Stonax id found dead, the last thing Bill Slider needs to complicate his life is the reappearance of an old enemy issuing death threats. Slider has to stay alive long enough to solve the murder and marry Joanna before their baby is born.
Why was a local philanthropist murdered? The late Mr Lionel Bygood, well-known locally for giving help and advice, has been bashed in the head with a bronze statue. With all signs pointing to the victim knowing his killer, Bill Slider and his team find themselves embroiled in an investigation that provides scant evidence, but all too many suspects.
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