CWA Gold Dagger Author Frances Fyfield held the launch of
her new book Gold Digger at Goldsboro
Books on Thursday 29 November 2012.
David Shelley and Frances
Fyfield © Ayo Onatade 2012
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Gold Digger is a
haunting tale of psychological suspenseful. In a huge old school house by the sea, full of
precious paintings, Thomas Porteous is dying.
His much younger wife Di holds him and mourns. She knows that soon, despite her being his
sole inheritor, Thomas's relatives will descend on the collection that was the
passion of both of their lives. And
descend they do. The two needy
daughters, who were poisoned against their father by their defecting mother,
are now poisoning themselves. The family
regard Thomas's wealth as theirs by right, with the exception of young Patrick,
who adored his grandfather and is torn between his parents and Di, the
interloper. The family know Di's
weaknesses, and she has to learn theirs.
After all, she met Thomas when she came to his house to rob him. With the help of an unlikely collection of
loners and eccentrics, she sets a trap to hoist the family members on their own
greed. And on the night they are lured
to the house, Di will be ready. Or will
she?
Those joining Frances Fyfield at the launch included her
editor David Shelley and Desk Editor Thalia Proctor from Little Brown, Hilary
Hale, Marcel Berlins, Barry Foster and Liz Hatherall and Myles Allfrey
(Crimefest). She was also joined by a
large number of her friends. David Shelley
gave a short speech, in which he explained that it had been three years since
her last novel and that Gold Digger
was certainly worth the wait as it was an amazing book. His speech was followed by a brief speech by
Frances Fyfield. Frances Fyfield won the
Duncan Lawrie Dagger in 2008 with her novel Blood
From Stone. She has also previously
won the CWA Silver Dagger in 1991 with her novel Deep Sleep.
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