Mantuary
The mystery of 'The Mantuary'...
Since the untimely death of her sister, Lisa Sheild has carried the weight of her mother's ambitions for both daughters - but marrying Bruce Carter was never one of them...
Unhappy about Lisa's sudden engagement Maggie begins to harbour suspicions about her 'perfect' son-in-law and the worrying changes wrought in her daughter.
Is this man really the loving husband he appears to everyone else or are Maggie's suspicions justified about Bruce Carter and a locked room known as The Mantuary?
Julie Wassmer is an author and television drama writer whose credits include ITV'S 'London's Burning', C5's 'Family Affairs' - and BBC's 'EastEnders' which she wrote for almost twenty years. Her memoir 'More Than Just Coincidence' was a Sunday Times non-fiction bestseller and Mumsnet Book of the Year 2011. Her ten 'Whitstable Pearl' Mystery crime novels have been adapted as the popular TV series, 'Whitstable Pearl', starring Kerry Godliman and Frances Barber. 'The Mantuary' is her first thriller.
'A gripping read leading to an explosive conclusion. Tense and terrifying, more so because of its frightening realism. Another Julie Wassmer masterpiece.'
LISA CUTTS WINNER OF THE KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION AWARD