Newly minted DI Joanna Piercy has a sudden death on her hands. A nurse
didn't show up at work, the neighbour and staff at the clinic where she
worked were concerned. When the police entered her home, she is found
splayed on her bed, very scantily clad. Suicide or murder? Piercy is
sure it is murder. DS Mike Korpanski feels that it is an accidental
death due to drugs, but then he resents Piercy because she got the
appointment and he didn't.
The pathologist is unable to find a
cause of death. He points out that the corpse had had numerous surgical
augmentations. He doesn't believe it is murder, but must await lab
reports on samples taken from the body.
The victim lived in a
house that was beyond the means of a nurse. She led everyone to believe
that when her mother died, she had come into an inheritance. She also
told her neighbour that she had a boyfriend who was married, although
the neighbour didn't believe her. Piercy begins to wonder if blackmail
was the source of her income.
As the investigation comes to its
final conclusion, Piercy discovers much more than she had anticipated.
An enjoyable murder mystery by author Priscilla Masters, and a quick
read.
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