5 December 2005,
ISBN: 977- 0-7553-2395-1 (HB)
This is the second psychological thriller about Rosa Thorn. Vena Cork’s heroine lives in London and is the widow of an artist whose last works are being exhibited in a gallery.
The story begins with the exhibition and various artists behaving in
bizarre ways which shock Rosa. Rosa is extremely attractive but oblivious of
her attractions, which makes her very appealing. A subtle web of menace
surrounds her and all her interactions with friends and acquaintances are
tinged by this. One of the artists who had been at the gallery opening is found
dead apparently by his own hand but Rosa is not so sure.
The narrative is mainly through Rosa’s eyes, but other characters describe
their experiences usually at tense moments; there are flashback references from
an unknown contributor from the beginning.
Tension is present throughout producing a rapid turning of pages as it rises to
extreme levels. This is exciting stuff
well presented by the author with plenty of threatening events which sometimes
come to nothing but on other occasions pile fright upon fright.
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Reviewer: Jennifer S. Palmer
Vena Cork is originally from Lancashire but has lived in London all her adult life. She attended Homerton College, Cambridge, where she was a member of Cambridge Footlights. She is married to the art critic Richard Cork and lives in northwest
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