Love Lies Bleeding (Severn House Crime)
Raymond Raine heads one of England's leading fashion houses, which makes his stabbing death all the more shocking to family, friends, and colleagues. More shocking still is his wife Felicity's confession that she killed him. Enter detectives Joe Rafferty and Dafyd Llewellyn, who set out to determine if the case is as cut-and-dried as it appears. Most people are sympathetic to "poor Felicity," who they claim was often beaten by Ray and thus had good reason to kill him. But when Felicity retracts her confession, the detectives find themselves looking at who stands to gain from the dispersal of the victim's considerable assets, protected under a complex trust fund. On the list are Ray's stepmother, his younger brother, Felicity's first husband, and even the family gardener. Evans concocts a plausible story with unforeseen plot twists, believable characters, and a satisfying ending. Solid fare for fans of British procedurals.Emily MeltonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved