When Frank Roscoe saves their young son from drowning, Sally and John Mellanby are understandably grateful, and offer their help to the ex-Army officer while he establishes himself in the local area. They invite him into their home, offer him a car and even an interest-free loan if he needs it.
Slowly Roscoe’s manner changes and the family become trapped in a nightmare of fear and suspicion which threatens to destroy their tranquil way of life.
A gripping and all too plausible story of blackmail and deceit set in the soft beauty of Somerset, The Golden Deed is a simple yet effective tale of a couple whose good intentions bring a treacherous force into their lives.
‘Has the priceless gift of telling a story with apparent simplicity, but unfailing grip’ Times Literary Supplement
- ISBN10 1447215842
- ISBN13 9781447215844
- Publish Date 15 March 2012 (first published 13 September 1974)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan Bello
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 160
- Language English