Poison - (Monika Paniatowski Mystery) Large Print by Sally Spencer (Hardcover)

About the Book

DCI Monika Paniatowski has never forgotten her first, difficult encounter with Whitebridge businessman Jordan Gough. Nor, she thinks, has he. So when he claims he's been receiving death threats and only she can help, she thinks he's up to something - and makes a terrible mistake

Book Synopsis

DCI Monika Paniatowski faces an old enemy - and makes a fatal mistake with the potential to poison her whole career.

Jordan Gough is an important man. He's the town's biggest benefactor. He is the proprietor of the Whitebridge Evening Telegraph. He owns the local football team.

He is also, DCI Monika Paniatowski thinks, as bent as a corkscrew - and if she had any evidence, she'd put him away like a shot. A single encounter with him as a young detective sergeant left an impression she's never forgotten. And neither, she is certain, has he.

So when Jordan calls and demands to speak to Monika - and only Monika - she is on immediate high alert. He claims someone's trying to kill him, but why has he destroyed the evidence? Why turn for help to an officer he hates?

Certain she's the target of a twisted practical joke, Monika makes a terrible mistake - one that could destroy everything she holds dear.

The fourteenth DCI Monika Paniatowski mystery is a powerful and dark tale of revenge, secrets and lies, which grips you tight as it reveals twist after stunning twist.

Review Quotes

A crime novel to savor-- "Booklist Starred Review of The Hidden"

A gripping plot, twists aplenty, good pacing, and the tough yet vulnerable Monika make this an engrossing read-- "Booklist on Death in Disguise"

Absorbing . Readers will eagerly await the next installment-- "Publishers Weekly on The Hidden"

Paniatowski's diverse, quirky, and talented team elevates this one to beyond the rank and file of British procedurals-- "Booklist on Dead End"

Read this one quickly, before someone spoils the surprise-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Readers will hope Paniatowski has a long career-- "Publishers Weekly"

Well-crafted . A successful puzzle-- "Publishers Weekly on Death in Disguise"

About the Author

Sally Spencer worked as a teacher both in England and Iran - where she witnessed the fall of the Shah. She now lives on the Costa Blanca with her partner, one cat, two dogs and innumerable fruit trees.

As well as the DCI Monika Paniatowski mysteries, Spencer is also the author of the successful Chief Inspector Woodend mysteries, the Inspector Blackstone series and the Jennie Redhead series.