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Fox evil / Minette Walters.

by Walters, Minette.

Chivers Press/Paragon, c2002.

Police -- England -- Fiction.

Fox hunting -- Fiction.

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Dorset (England) -- Fiction.

0754092267 (lg. print : softcover)

Softcover large print ed.

484 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

"Drama unfolds in the tiny Dorset village of Shenstead, where Col. James Lockyer-Fox's wife, Ailsa, dressed only in flimsy nightclothes and boots, has been found dead on the terrace of Shenstead Manor. A coroner's jury declares James not guilty, but a telephone harassment campaign by unknown persons accuses him not only of the murder but other heinous crimes as well. This unrelenting pressure drives the colonel into a deep and debilitating depression. London solicitor Mark Ankerton steps in to prove his friend James innocent and to clear up the question of just what Ailsa was doing locked out of the house on a freezing night in her underwear and Wellies. His investigation leads him to a nearby group of Travelers-modern-day gypsies who roam the countryside in converted buses-who are squatting on unclaimed land, attempting to seize the property. The Travelers are led by the monstrously evil Fox, whose own agenda is much more complicated than a simple desire for free real estate."--Publisher's Weekly.

Winner of the 2003 CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Psychological thriller.

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