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Clutch of Phantoms Hardcover - 2002 - 1st Edition

by Clare Layton


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Three women seek to escape the clutches of the past. Cass Evesham, one of the few women stockbrokers in the city, is reeling from the abrupt ending of an affair when she gets even more shocking news: the grandmother whom she thought dead is a celebrated murderess, just released on parole.
Cass' grandmother, Livia Claughton, moves into a safe house under an assumed name. Livia finds it hard to adjust to her new life, and to accept help from those who can't even begin to imagine the reality of the last twenty-five years in prison. It has been, in fact, long punishment for a very different crime from the one for which she was convicted.
Julia Gainsborough, actress daughter of the famous diva killed in her prime, is determined to restart her flagging career and settle some of her demons by starring in a cycle of revenge plays. After all, the publicity could hardly be greater.
In a Cumbrian village, remote from London, their stories intertwine in a pacy, powerful novel that explores questions about the roots of violence and the potential for change.

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  • Title Clutch of Phantoms
  • Author Clare Layton
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 270
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale
  • Date 2002
  • ISBN 9781590580271 / 1590580273
  • Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.94 x 5.46 x 0.94 in (22.71 x 13.87 x 2.39 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Grandmothers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002105063
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Clare Layton, who was born in London and educated in a Berkshire convent, worked in publishing for ten years before leaving to write full time. She also writes mysteries as Natasha Cooper. In 2000 she served as Chairman of the British Crime Writers Association. She lives in London.

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