Book description
Sarah Fortune inherited her flat from one of her many lovers. Now a son
has appeared claiming it is his, morally if not strictly legally, and he
is using illegal means to persuade Sarah to give it up: abusive letters
threatening her personal harm. As it becomes more difficult to ignore
these missives, Sarah comes across Henry, a timid, lonely man whose
upstairs neighbour is using every trick in the racketeer landlord's book
to make him leave his home: litter in the shared hallway, continual
noise, poison set out for his cat. It seems that if they swap
accommodation for a while they may be able to deal with each other's
problems. But these two strangers have unknown connections in common: a
well-meaning widow, a struggling therapist, and a man who sets fire to
other people's property for a living ... Frances Fyfield has spent
much of her professional life practising as a criminal lawyer, work
which has informed her highly acclaimed crime novels. She has been the
recipient of both the Gold and Silver Crime Writers' Association
Daggers. She is also a regular broadcaster on Radio 4, most recently as
the presenter of the series 'Tales from the Stave'. She lives in London
and in Deal, overlooking the sea which is her passion.
