When Deborah St James hears of the unexpected death of Reverend Sage, her sadness has a very personal tinge. For their paths had crossed some months earlier at a particularly vulnerable time for Deborah, and she had found herself confessing her intimate anguish to this sympathetic stranger. When she realizes that his death is far from accidental, Deborah, with her husband, Simon, enlists the help of Inspector Lynley, and the trio embark upon an investigation that hinges upon the overriding -- and ultimately destructive -- power of parental love.
- ISBN10 0340831383
- ISBN13 9780340831380
- Publish Date 2 August 2004 (first published 11 February 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 May 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 576
- Language English