JOSEPHINE TEY
u003cpu003eIt was rumoured that Hollywood stars would go to any lengths for the privilege of being photographed by the good-looking, brilliantly talented and ultra-fashionable portrait photographer Leslie Searle.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBut what was this gifted creature doing in such an English village backwater as Salcott St Mary? And why - and how - did he disappear? If a crime had been committed, was it murder ... or fraud ... or simply some macabre practical joke?u003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Worth reading for its ingenious denouement' u003ciu003eTimes Literary Supplementu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Nobody can beat Miss Tey at characterisation or elegance of style: this novel's a beauty' u003ciu003eSan Francisco Chronicleu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent story-telling ... credible and convincing' u003ciu003eSpectatoru003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e