Requiem Mass

By Elizabeth Corley

Book Overview

The first deaths are just a warm-up... A Buried Past. When Deborah Fearnside, a young wife and mother, goes missing, police interest is minimal. She would hardly be the first woman to abandon a tired marriage. Four weeks later it is Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick, back from compassionate leave, who notices the set of coincidences that should have transformed a routine missing person's case into a suspected abduction. But by then it is too late for Debbie. A Dark Secret. Twenty years ago, a young woman fell tragically to her death. The only people with her were four schoolfriends. One--or maybe all of them--is responsible. Now there's someone intent on letting them have their just deserts. A Bloody Revenge. Fenwick is soon caught in a desperate race against time to find the murderer before he completes his brutal vendetta. As the death toll mounts, Fenwick stares failure in the face--unless he can draw the predator out of the shadows and into an unconventional and highly dangerous trap with the ultimate bait in Requiem Mass , a chilling Sussex mystery from Elizabeth Corley. Praise for Requiem Mass : "These characters are well drawn, especially Fenwick, and even the killer avoids clich. Boasting a very tense, superb ending, this second in a gritty new series (following Fatal Legacy , 2001) shows tremendous promise and is sure to appeal to fans of Tana French, Benjamin Black, and Tess Gerritsen." -- Booklist

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125002806X
• ISBN13: 9781250028068
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Gritty and realistic murders set in suburban Britain

I can't believe how little known this author seems to be...but now I've discovered her I'll definitely be reading the next books featuring DCI Andrew Fenwick. This particular story begins with a crime so the reader knows what happened in the past...but not 'whodunit' until a little later. The majority of the book is set in the present and is realistic, well thought out and engaging. If I had to liken the style of writing to any other author it would be Mark Billingham, not because of any of the ideas but because it's set in England and is a well planned, gripping thriller