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The Silent Syringe
Adelaide Hills
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Moonglow Publishing
,
2020
22043394
2020
single work
novel
crime
'The Silent Syringe is a murder mystery set in the Adelaide Hills and follows the lives of people connected with the towns’ bakeries. The body of a baker is discovered lying on the floor at the Wattle Creek Bakery surrounded with flour and no visible means of how the murder occurred. Sally and Dean are all set to expand their thriving bakery to other towns and to welcome the birth of their first child when tragedy strikes. Detective Graham Solomon, Detective Peterson and Sally’s husband, Detective Dean Matthews are determined to solve the mystery of these despicable crimes. The story connects with the interwoven lives of people who have no means of escaping from their backgrounds. Harry believes that life couldn’t be better when his baby Chloe is born, his wife Janice doesn’t agree. Psychiatric sister Paula Jones can’t believe that she is being blackmailed by one of her patients. Hearts are broken and lives destroyed in this intriguing mystery of lies, love and revenge.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2020 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
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