But when they discover the body is not Annie’s, it only adds to the terror and complications. When Jon, quite by accident, discovers the decaying body of a young girl on the rocks below a cliff, it looks as though Ruth’s daughter has been killed. The scenes from her numb and desperate point of view are heartbreaking.Ĭontributing to the reader’s sense of urgency are brief glimpses of Annie’s captivity. They have only recently integrated into the local community. She lives quietly with her daughter, Annie. Her mother, Ruth Butler, is a somewhat mysterious American woman who turned up in Cornwall a few years back. But things quickly become more complicated.Ī 10-year old girl disappears from the beach while gathering seashells with a friend. A questionable amount of money has suddenly appeared in the bank account of local Detective Chief Inspector Trewe. A day or two and Jon should be back in London. He’s been sent out from London to take over surveillance of the local constabulary in a sleepy little village where everyone seems to have secrets. Our hero is Detective Inspector Jon Graham. Set against the rich panorama of Cornwall, Kudos to this local Houston writer! Her psychological thriller, Deadly Thyme has won a five-star rating from Readers’ Favorite, a Best Book award and the Clue Award in its category from Chanticleer-with good reason.
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