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y separately published work icon Deadly Obsession single work   novel   thriller  
Is part of Detective Lexie Rogers Karen M. Davis , 2013 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Deadly Obsession
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'A young nurse’s body is found at Clovelly Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Apart from a puncture wound in her neck, she is in perfect condition. But she’s also clutching a rose in her hands – and there’s an empty packet of prescription drugs in her pocket.

'Investigating the scene, Detective Lexie Rogers and her partner Brad Sommers know something is not right. It appears to be a staged suicide. And as they begin to dig deeper, Lexie discovers the case is too close to home.

'The dead girl was a work colleague of Lexie’s ex-husband, who is now a paramedic – and she was also a friend of the woman who broke up Lexie’s marriage. Struggling as she is with her breakup with Josh Harrison, who pushed her away after the suicide of his sister, and the numbing flashbacks of the violent attacks she’s suffered in the past, Lexie throws herself into the case. When she’s handed the lead on the investigation, Lexie sets out to solve the murder and prove she’s up to the job.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: For my father, John Gumbley. Thank you for a lifetime of love and support. Your endless encouragement inspires me to reach for my dreams.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Cammeray, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Simon and Schuster , 2014 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 August 2014
      ISBN: 9781922052551

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Works about this Work

Throwing the Book at Her Karen M. Davis , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2014; (p. 31-33)
She was punched, kicked, bitten, spat at – and even had a set of false teeth hurled at her. So when Karen M Davis decided to write about her 20-year career in the NSW police force she had no shortage of material to draw upon when describing the dark side of human behaviour. Here she tells us how she made the transition from police officer to crime novelist.' (31)
Throwing the Book at Her Karen M. Davis , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , August 2014; (p. 31-33)
She was punched, kicked, bitten, spat at – and even had a set of false teeth hurled at her. So when Karen M Davis decided to write about her 20-year career in the NSW police force she had no shortage of material to draw upon when describing the dark side of human behaviour. Here she tells us how she made the transition from police officer to crime novelist.' (31)
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