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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9780709092834

RRP: £18.99

PAGES: 224

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 30, 2011

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The Colour of Death

Frances Lloyd

Twelve days to Christmas and in snowbound London, a prostitute is found with her throat cut. Six hundred miles away, on a remote Shetland Isle, the body of another young woman lies sprawled at the foot of an ancient tower. Scarcely has Detective Inspector Jack Dawes probed the first blood-soaked corpse when a sudden epidemic of swine flu in the Northern Constabulary sends him speeding north to investigate the second murder. Jack travels to Doomdochry, a gaunt monstrosity of a castle, set high above the waves of a savage Shetland coastline. For five centuries it has been held by the sinister MacAlister clan, who resent police intrusion. Dawes has his work cut out. Their reticence could imply involvement in murder or something much worse. Floundering on unfamiliar territory, Dawes confronts an intelligence equal to his own and a ruthless killer, set to strike again. Finally, a terrifying showdown provides the link he needs to solve the murders

Reviews of The Colour of Death

'A gentle, typically English detective story with echoes of Midsomer Murders and Frost' – Newham Recorder 'Lloyd is an author whom it will be worth following' – Reviewingtheevidence.com

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Frances Lloyd

Frances Lloyd was born in Dagenham, Essex, and spent her childhood moving between RAF stations. She has worked as a freelance journalist and photographer, as well as in government communications, writing speeches for politicians. She began writing fiction in 2000 and won several prizes for her short stories. She now lives in the Scottish Highlands where she writes full time. Her previous novels include Nemesis of the Dead and The Bluebell Killer, also published by Robert Hale.