Francesca Wilson’s godson discovers a body hidden on an old railway line. The victim, Angela Morgan, has been murdered.

Angela was a political lobbyist, and fiancée to a prominent Government Minister. Scotland Yard need their best detective on such a high profile case, and newly promoted DCI John McLeish is called to investigate.

But McLeish has his own problems. His relationship with Fran is under strain. And the arrival of a beautiful new detective assigned to accompany him adds fuel to the already burning fire of their relationship.

As McLeish delves deeper into Angela’s life he discovers her engagement was causing tension. She could no longer lobby the government when married to a minister. And her fiancé was determined she give her job up.

Then poisoned pen letters start arriving. Claiming Angela was not the person people thought her to be.

Is her death a case of boardroom backstabbing? Or has Angela other skeletons in her closet? Ones people will make her pay dearly for . . .

Fans of P.D. James, Robert Galbraith, Ngaio Marsh and Agatha Christie will devour this classic crime series full of twists.

Please note this was previously published as Death of a Partner

***A FATAL BLOW WAS WINNER OF THE JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER 1988***