McGarr and the Legacy of a Woman Scorned (Peter McGarr, #7)

IN A CLOSELY KNIT VILLAGE, SOME RELATIONSHIPS ARE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT... Fionnuala Walton was a legend In her part of Ireland—strong- minded, independent, she had built up a highly successful horse- breeding empire. Now she is lying dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs, and it’s up to Chief Inspector Peter McGarr (helped by his lovely wife, Noreen) to discover just who had the most to gain by her death. But when McGarr uncovers some dark secrets from the past, he finds himself struggling to stay alive—and wondering where Noreen has suddenly disappeared to. “Gill knows his Ireland and his police work What a pleasure to read a crime novelist who does not fall back on platitudes and cliché writing.” —The New York Times Book Review “A book that is satisfying in every regard” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner Cover design by Tony Greco/Cover photography by Herman Estevez A PENGUIN BOOK Crime/Mystery AUST. $6.95 (recommended) CAN. $4.95 U.S.A. $3.50 ISBN 0-14-009609-4 Fionnuala Walton was a legend in her part of Ireland--a proud, independent woman who had shrugged off a broken engagement and gone on to build a horse-breeding empire. It looks like foul play when she falls down a flight of stairs and breaks her neck, and Dublin Murder Squad calls on Chief Superintendent Peter McGarr to investigate. "Gill knows his Ireland and his police work".--The New York Times Book Review.