Inge de Heer Inge de Heer i(A129869 works by)
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6 y separately published work icon The Donor Helen FitzGerald , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title De donor ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2012 Z1873859 2011 single work novel 'Will's 47. His wife bailed out when the twins were in nappies and hasn't been seen since. He coped OK by himself at first, giving Georgie and Kay all the love he could, working in a boring admin job to support them. Just after the twins turn sixteen, Georgie suffers kidney failure and is placed on dialysis. Her type is rare, and Will immediately offers to donate an organ. Without a transplant, she would probably never see adulthood. So far so good. But then Kay gets sick. She's also sixteen. Just as precious. Her kidney type just as rare. Time is critical, and he has to make a decision. Should he buy a kidney - be an organ tourist? Should he save one child? If so, which one? Should he sacrifice himself? Or is there a fourth solution - one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind?' (From the publisher's website.)
14 12 y separately published work icon Mice Gordon Reece , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title Muis ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2011 Z1726667 2010 single work novel young adult thriller

'Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from her parents’ humiliating divorce, Shelley has retreated with her mother to the quiet of Honeysuckle Cottage in the countryside. Thinking their troubles are over, they revel in their cozy, secure life of gardening and books, hot chocolate and Brahms by the fire. But on the eve of Shelley’s sixteenth birthday, an unwelcome guest disturbs their peace and something inside Shelley snaps. What happens next will shatter all their certainties—about their safety, their moral convictions, the limits of what they are willing to accept, and what they’re capable of.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 y separately published work icon Bloody Women Helen FitzGerald , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title Ex ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2011 10442372 2009 single work novel crime mystery

Returning to Scotland tp organise her wedding, Catriona is overcome with the jitters. She decides to tie up loose ends by seeking out her ex-boyfriends. Trouble is they are all dead and she is getting the blame!

Source: Publisher's Blurb
3 6 y separately published work icon The Devil's Staircase Helen FitzGerald , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title De Duivelskamer ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2010 Z1584738 2009 single work novel mystery 'Bronny, a young Australian, finds herself down and out in London. She's a sweet girl who has spent her teenage years in a fearful, cautious bubble. She's never taken drugs, had sex or killed anyone. Within a few weeks she's done all three.

'It all starts when Bronny and her backpacker friends decide to break into a vacant townhouse in London. During the day they work as cleaners, pool attendants and bartenders; at night they take lots of drugs and have sex. The house becomes the centre of their world, and, for a while, Bronny is happier than she ever thought possible. Then the banging noises begin... And what Bronny doesn't realise is that the basement isn't empty.' (From the publisher's website.)
9 3 y separately published work icon Blood Kin Ceridwen Dovey , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title Bloedverwanten ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2008 Z1468673 2007 single work novel thriller

'A chef, a portraitist and a barber are taken hostage in a coup to overthrow their boss, the president of a nameless country. They are held captive in a palatial retreat in the mountains high above the capital city. Meanwhile, the chef's daughter, the portraitist's pregnant wife and the barber's lover watch their men from the shadows – for in such precarious times, intimate relationships are as dangerous as political ones. As the old order falls, so does the veil that hides the truth about the secret passions of these men and women.

'Drawing her readers masterfully towards the novel's devastating climax, Ceridwen Dovey reveals how humanity's most atavistic impulses – vanity, vengeance and greed – seethe, relentlessly, just beneath the surface of everyday life. '
2 y separately published work icon Dead Lovely Helen FitzGerald , ( trans. Inge de Heer with title Kleine meisjes ) Amsterdam : Ambo/Anthos , 2007 Z1475854 2007 single work novel mystery

'Krissie Donald has no desire to 'settle down'. Committed men are hers for the taking, but she prefers explosive liaisons to any sort of full-blown relationship. Krissie's best friend, Sarah, couldn't be more different. Married to a good-catch-doctor in her early twenties, it isn't long before Sarah's dying to start a family.

'Krissie and Sarah's relationship starts to go awry when Krissie becomes pregnant after a holiday dalliance in Tenerife. For Sarah, who's been trying to conceive for what seems like forever, Krissie's pregnancy can't help but seem a little unfair.

'Things between Krissie and Sarah go from bad to worse during a holiday in the Scottish Highlands with Sarah's husband, Kyle. What starts out as an enjoyable and much-needed break soon becomes a nightmarish combination of sexual tension, murder and mayhem. Fast-paced and brilliantly told, with wickedly observed characters and a spectacular denouement, Dead Lovely is a compulsive read from start to finish.'  (Publisher's blurb)
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