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02533aam a2200301 i 4500 001 9D1A8E08383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702013519 008 240605s2024 xxu 000 0 eng 020 $a 1835255272 020 $a 9781835255278 (softcover) 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Marsons, Angela, $e author. 245 10 $a Guilty mothers / $c Angela Marsons. 260 $a London : $b Bookouture , $c 2024. 300 $a 347 pages ; $c 20 cm. 490 0 $a A D.I. Kim Stone novel ; $v 20 500 $a "An utterly addictive and nail-biting crime thriller"--Cover. 520 $a In a quiet kitchen, where two mugs wait by the kettle to be filled, Sheryl Hawne lies in a pool of blood. Her only daughter, Katie, is found at her side, still clutching the murder weapon and apparently incapable of speech. To Detective Kim Stone, the case seems open and shut. But Katie is in no state to be questioned, so Kim and the team must dig deep to understand what triggered this brutal act. Soon, they learn that Katie participated in beauty pageants as a child, and her mother kept a shrine to her achievements. As Kim gazes at the golden trophies and shiny rosettes, she is forced to wonder if this was what set Katie on the path to murder? But then Kim receives a shocking call. Another woman is dead. And with Katie safely locked up, she cannot be the killer. The second victim also entered her daughter in pageants, and a broken tiara is found thrust down her throat. Someone clearly feels that these mothers are guilty ? and that they deserve to die. Forcing back the memories of her own monstrous mother, Kim vows to find justice for these women, no matter what pain they caused. Now more than a day behind their killer, Kim races to learn more about a competitive world where appearances are everything and mothers will go to any lengths to ensure their daughters triumph. Buried somewhere in this dark past is the key to unlocking the case? but will Kim be able to find it before another family is destroyed forever? 600 10 $a Stone, Kim $c (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women detectives $z England $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Police $z Black Country $z Black Country $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Murder investigation $z Black Country $z Black Country $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Black Country (England) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240702032903.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9D1A8E08383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search