Due to a Death

A car speeds down a road between miles of marshes and estuary flats its passenger a young woman named Agnes - hands bloodied numbed with fear her world turned upside down. Meanwhile the news of a girl found dead on the marsh is spreading round the local area. A masterpiece of suspense Mary Kelly's 1964 novel follows Agnes as she casts her mind back through the past few days to find the links between her husband his friends a mysterious stranger new to the village and a case of bloody murder. Complex and thoroughly affecting Due to a Death was nominated for the Gold Dagger Award and showcases the author's versatility and remarkable skill for characterisation and dialogue.