R. A. Gaffney

Sliding over the Surface (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

sliding over the surface explores themes of obsession, guilt and the corrosive power of jealousy. a story of a doomed love affair and the discovery that even our smallest actions may have devastating consequences. the scene is divided between glasgow and cornwall in the late nineteen seventies. in her final year of study at glasgow university, raine maitland embarks on an affair with her married tutor with a careless disregard for consequences. raine's tutor; dr philip nichols, is increasingly obsessed by his young lover. when she tries to end the affair he becomes dangerously unbalanced; also, his wife has a secret of her own. when nichols discovers his lab assistant has invented a simple yet ingenious timing device, he finally sees a way to rid himself of his wife. as raine travels south for the summer, nichols secretly follows her. finding she is there with her new love; tom and haunted by his wife's murder, nichols finally loses control. he abducts raine, believing as she does, that no one knows the identity of her married lover. raine's flatmate; nell, has always known her secret. in a race against time, her friends have to convince police that nichols is a murderer and their friend is in terrible danger.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: R.A. Gaffney
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781458191588
• Artikelnr.: 70681975

Autorenporträt

R. A. Gaffney is the pen name of Helen McNaught.
about the author:
Helen (call me elaine my mother always did) McNaught started travelling after leaving Glasgow university and never really stopped. she has had jobs too numerous to mention, from picking grapes in France, to travelling Australia as a pharmacy sales rep. she was based in Australia for thirty years where she built her dream house and got a proper job. her background lies mainly in sales and marketing, with forays into media; writing, directing and appearing in television ads in Australia. she is married to the love of her life whom she met at age fifteen. they have one dog, no children and still believe life is an adventure. The are at present living in the UK.