A Dark Devotion

By Clare Francis

Grace Dearsden is beautiful, clever and admired. The last person to disappear into the lonely Norfolk marshes in the black depths of winter.

Seven days . . . and still no trace.

With police investigations stalled, old family friend Alex O'Neill returns to the haunting landscape of her childhood. And immediately beings to uncover disturbing new clues.

Each one draws her closer to a family's tragic secret . . .

'At once we are in Ruth Rendell territory: an eerie setting, a web of adultery, deceit, near-murderous envy and cordial detestation . . . a kind of East Anglian Rebecca' Daily Telegraph

'A Dark Devotion is a treat . . . a crime novel with action to keep you guessing until the very end' Daily Mail

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Sep 4, 2008
• ISBN: 9780330466639

Clare Francis

Clare Francis is the author of eleven international bestsellers, including Homeland, Deceit, Red Crystal and A Death Divided. She has also written three non-fiction books about her voyages across the oceans of the world. She lives in London.

Reviews for A Dark Devotion

[birta_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

London-based solicitor Alex O'Neill returns to the rural village where she grew up to help her old friend (and one-time flame) deal with the disappearance of his wife. Old memories blend with new and the plot takes many turns before the mystery is solved.

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An interesting whodunnit, based in England. The narrator is Alex O'Neill who works as a lawyer in the city. She has been called by an old friend to help him deal with the disappearance of his wife. To add complications he is the main suspect in the entire affair.Enough twist and turns and divided loyalties to make it very interesting but I really didn't connect with any of the characters much.