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The 10th book in this series finds Duncan and Gemma investigating a London warehouse fire where a woman's body is found in the ashes. Was it arson? Who is the dead woman? Was she murdered first or did she die in the fire? Lots of questions, and by the end of the book an equal number of answers.
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There's also minor progression on the personal front, though not much. Show Less
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Superintendent Duncan Kincaid is called to investigate the shocking death of a woman found burned beyond recognition in a Victorian warehouse in south London. When his lover and partner, Gemma James, is asked to trace a friend's missing roommate, she and Duncan discover that their cases have several disturbing links. Set against a backdrop of Dickensian Southwark, repository of old secrets, the case plunges Duncan and Gemma into the dark recesses of human relationships. Two women are missing, a little girl is abducted, and no one is really what they seem. The detectives must discover the truth, as innocent lives hang in the balance.
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2004-10-12