Veronica Heley

Murder in Time: An Ellie Quicke British Murder Mystery - An Ellie Quicke Mystery Veronica Heley Large type / large print edition

Brief Description: Ellie Quicke's housekeeper, Vera, gets a terrible shock when the man who raped and impregnated her when she was a schoolgirl turns up, wanting to adopt her young son, the brilliant but difficult Mikey. Ellie gets mixed up in past tragedies, but can she untangle the terrible events of the night of Vera's rape in time to help her friend?Marc Notes: Ellie opens the door to a man who is a stranger but instantly recognisable as the father of her housekeeper's brilliant but difficult young son. Mikey had been conceived at a party during which his mother Vera, a schoolgirl, had been drugged and taken advantage of. Rolf hadn't wanted anything further to do with her - then. Twelve years later he is a high-flying consultant whose wife cannot have children, and he aims to pay off Vera and adopt Mikey: a suggestion that does not go down well. Ellie discovers that Vera still thinks fondly of her then boyfriend, even though he had also rejected her after that fatal night. But was that because he had fallen out of love with her, or because his father had been murdered that same weekend?. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 07/21/2014 (EAN 9780727883988, Hardcover)

Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 40 (EAN 9780727883988, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 76 (EAN 9780727883988, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014 (EAN 9780727883988, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Heley, Veronica Veronica Heley is actively involved in her local church and community affairs. She lives in Ealing, West London. Veronica is the creator of the ever-popular Ellie Quicke mysteries, as well as the Abbot Agency series. For more information, or to sign up for the author s monthly newsletter, please go to: www.veronicaheley.com