Michelle Spring Books

Nothing is more disturbing than a child who commits murder. PI Laura Principal knows Daryll did it, but she wants to know why... 11 year old Daryll Flatt killed his elderly foster mother by dropping a large concrete block from his tree house on to her head. Apparently he was angry about a lost toy, about having to get dressed up for a meeting in town. It doesn't seem like a reason to kill and Daryll's older brother Howard - consumed by Guilt that he wasn't there when Daryll needed him - has to know why the boy acted as he did. Laura principal is on the case and faced by some disturbing questions. And someone with a particular interest in the case is standing in the shadows watching her every move.

Private investigator Laura Principal shares a cottage in Norfolk with her friend Helen, but when Helen suggests inviting a third woman - Monica - to join them, something about the newcomer makes Laura uneasy. When Monica is brutally murdered, Laura decides to investigate.

For Laura Principal, private investigator, life couldn't be better. Then, at the home of a wealthy client, Laura leaves a cherished photo with the maid, only for the maid to disappear 24 hours later. Where has she gone, and why do her employers deny that she ever existed?

Vor zwölf Jahren verschwand der vierjährige Timmy am Strand der Nordsee. Als Olivia Cable nun den jungen Straßenmusiker Liam sieht, ist sie sicher: Das ist ihr vermisster Sohn! Doch ihr Mann Jack ist skeptisch und beauftragt Laura Principal, die Identität dieses Jungen festzustellen. Laura beginnt zu ermitteln - und wird auf ein schreckliches Geheimnis stoßen ... "Laura Principal ist Englands coolste Privatdetektivin." Val McDermid

Frauenhaus - bk1027; Bastei Lübbe; Michelle Spring; pocket_book; 1994