Bereavement and continuing life
Edie investigates her mother’s suspected murder while trying to live with her mother’s death.
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Anthony Kessel - Author
A clue-driven thriller combines danger and investigation with a sustained story about bereavement. Edie’s efforts to uncover the truth are paired with ideas about psychological stress and learning to live with loss.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA clue-driven thriller combines danger and investigation with a sustained story about bereavement. Edie’s efforts to uncover the truth are paired with ideas about psychological stress and learning to live with loss.
Edie investigates her mother’s suspected murder while trying to live with her mother’s death.
Edie follows clues left by her mother to investigate a suspected crime involving a corporate human-rights violation.
As the investigation progresses, Edie is introduced to the Three Principles in parallel with her grief.
Expect a mixture of emotional bereavement material and thriller peril, including death, death threats, a hitman, kidnapping and a potentially lethal virus.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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