The Outside Edge

'This book is irresistible.' FINANCIAL TIMES on Veronica's Sisters. 'A tall tale, expertly told, rising to the chill heights of wanton evil and quietly disquieting private justice.' SUNDAY TIMES on Snare. 'All Gwen Moffat's skills with solitary people, lonely passions, mysterious deaths and fine landscapes are displayed in strength.' MAIL ON SUNDAY on Pit Bull. To the casual observer Scawdale, is a delightful place, but its whitewashed cottages conceal sombre activities. When Jack Pharaoh, invalided out of Mountain Rescue, thinks of settling there, he is soon made aware of the bitter conflicts of a divided community. Disaster strikes with the disappearance of one of the most vulnerable of the dale's inhabitants, and Pharaoh's relationship with her makes him a prime suspect. The threat of arrest forces him to follow his own line of investigation and in doing so he uncovers a hitherto unsuspected crime...


Genre: Mystery