Joyce Fielding walked out one afternoon into the streets of Oxford and just disappeared. And now, Kate Ivory has been hired to find her. Joyce is a respectable widow in her sixties and there is nothing at first glance to explain her disappearance, so Kate consults her own mother, the irrepressible Roz, to help solve the puzzle. It isn't long before Kate, following Joyce's trail, discovers a dead body. The police may think that Joyce is a murderer and Kate an interfering amateur, but Kate realises that Joyce has unwittingly walked into danger, and that the hunt for the missing grandmother is a race against time...

The seventh surprising mystery in the highly acclaimed Oxford series.

About the Author
Veronica Stallwood was born in London, educated abroad and now lives near Oxford. In the past she has worked at the Bodleian Library and more recently in Lincoln College library.

Reviews

OXFORD SHIFT:
'Gives Colin Dexter a run for his money among the dreaming spires... Stallwood has fought her way to the top of the tree in British crime writing with some arrestingly written thrillers' The Times
'This is the best novel yet in this series' Good Book Guide
'Enjoyable' Gerald Kaufman, Scotsman

Gives Colin Dexter a run for his money among the dreaming spires... Stallwood has fought her way to the top of the tree in British crime writing with some arrestingly written thrillers * THE TIMES *

THE RAINBOW SIGN:
'A haunting and atmospheric piece...Stallwood has fought her way to the top of the tree in British crime writing with some arrestingly writen thrillers' The Times
'Veronica Stallwood has come up with another first-class page-turner' Oxford Mail
'The Rainbow Sign is a thriller that can't be faulted... Breath-taking descriptions of a desert country eclipsed only by Stallwood's insight into people's minds. The plot, sensed rather than seen, unfolds page by page, alluring and tantalising' Shots
'An elegiac mystery' Scotsman
'A breakthrough novel...A deceptive and atmospheric tale of British crime' Time Out

Enjoyable * Gerald Kaufman, SCOTSMAN *

Previous:
'Veronica Stallwood has come up with another first-class page-turner' Oxford Mail
'Stallwood is in the top rank of crime writers' Daily Telegraph
'Not only plausible, but in my view, absolutely compelling' Scotsman
'Novelist Kate Ivory snoops with intelligence, wit and some nice insights' The Times
'One of the cleverest of the year's crop [with] a flesh-and-brains heroine' Observer

This is the best novel yet in this series * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *



Book Information
ISBN 9780747260097
Author Veronica Stallwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 164g
Dimensions(mm) 177mm * 117mm * 20mm