Acid Row

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ReadHowYouWant.com, May 26, 2011 - Fiction - 502 pages
Acid Row. The name the beleaguered inhabitants give to the place they live. A no-man's-land of single mothers and fatherless children where angry, alienated teenagers control the streets. Into this battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a patient in Acid Row. Little does she know that she is entering the home of a known paedophile. And with reports circulating that a tormented child called Amy has disappeared, the vigilantes are out in force ... Soon Sophie is trapped at the centre of a terrifying siege, with a man she has come to despise. Whipped to a frenzy by unsubstantiated rumour, the mob unleashes its hatred. Against authority, the law - and the 'pervert'. 'Protecting Amy' becomes the catch-all defence for the terrible events that follow. And if the murder is part of it, then so be it ...
 

Contents

One
5
Two
25
Three
36
Four
38
Five
53
Six
69
Seven
82
Eight
94
Sixteen
196
Seventeen
219
Eighteen
242
Nineteen
262
Twenty
278
Twentyone
296
Twentytwo
316
Twentythree
329

Nine
101
Ten
113
Eleven
119
Twelve
132
Thirteen
144
Fourteen
158
Fifteen
178
Twentyfour
346
Twentyfive
360
Twentysix
386
Twentyseven
402
Twentyeight
414
Twentynine
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British mystery writer Minette Walters began her literary career as a sub-editor at a romance publishing company. She wrote short stories and romance novels for a time before turning to writing mysteries. Her first mystery novel, The Ice House (1992), won the John Creasy Award for Best First Novel. Later novels have also been award winners. Scold's Bridle won a CWA Gold Dagger and The Sculptress (which was made into a BBC television play) won an Edgar Award.

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