Published by Headline,
6 September 2001.
ISBN:
978-0-7472-7401-0 (HB)
Lawyer Tam Buchanan is moody, and
Fizz cannot quite put her finger on the reason. Even his secretary the
Wonderful Beatrice is not able to enlighten her. By resorting to devious means,
i.e. reading his private mail, Fizz discovers that Buchanan's Law firm are the
executors of Vanessa Grassick's will. Putting together the fact that Vanessa's husband
Lawrence Grassick, dubbed Ghengis Grassick since his student days, and now one
of the most influential advocate in Edinburgh and not a man to cross, added to
the fact that Vanessa died in a tragic accident with a male friend, and maybe
there is cause for Buchanan's unease.
Fizz engineers a
visit with Buchanan to the Lammerburn estate, by drawing Buchanan's attention
to the possibility of problems over the tenant's rights, and rights of way,
none of which are mentioned in the shiny brochures that advertise the sale that
is being handled by Buchanan & Stewart; And as the village where Vanessa
met her end is close by, what a good opportunity to take a quick look at the
village, and maybe talk to one or two people. But nothing is straight forward.
The tenants of Lammerburn Estate are seething, as they have all been given
notice to quit, and the neighbours who live close to Vanessa's weekend cottage
seem to have disappeared.
When Fizz teams up
with the handsome Giles Cambridge, who is investigating the insurance claim,
Tam's problems multiply.
This is the sixth book
in the series and things are hotting up in all directions. As always Joyce
Holms weaves a clever plot that always has a twist at the end to keep the
readers on their toes. But what of Tam and Fizz? Are they hotting up too?
A wonderful read,
clever plot, wonderful characterisation, flashes of humour, and the continually
fascinating relationship between Fizz and Buchanan. As soon as I have read one
book, I am looking forward to the next.
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Reviewer: Lizzie
Hayes
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