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Venom |
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| Venom by Faith Martin Domhan Books - EBook 181 pages, 2000 Reviewed by our South African Editor, Merilyn Tomkins adams.west@saol.com - Adams Bookshop, Durban, SA Young graduate student Kate Sparrow is dragged unwillingly into a world of murder and mayhem, when the tranquil University library in which she normally studies is unexpectedly the scene of a brutal murder. Suddenly, everyone on the campus is a suspect, and even those closest to her have more in their lives than meets the eye. The victim is Lucinda Boothby-Wells, a very attractive, promising student - and an heiress. Chief Inspector Jameson is a policeman of the old school. He blunders his way through the investigation, jumping to conclusions and making hasty and inaccurate deductions. His intelligent young assistant, Nigel Meyers, has more than a passing interest in Kate Sparrow. As the two become a team to unravel the mystery, the evidence becomes shocking. The medical examiner who performs the autopsy reports the cause of death as snake venom. Chief Inspector Jameson's prime suspect is a young Australian from the Art Department, Josh Cranfield. By co-incidence, the snake identified is only indigenous to Australia, and Jameson gleefully hounds the innocent Josh, eventually placing him under arrest. When a second victim is found dead from a deadly spider poison also indigenous to Australia, all hell breaks loose. However, the true motives for murder prove to be the oldest in the world - money and revenge. Readers will witness a superb twist in the tale as the real murderer is caught red-handed trying to inject Kate Sparrow with deadly poison. A compelling read. |
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