The Shivering Turn
The Shivering Turn by Sally Spencer is a mystery novel published by Severn House on March 30, 2018. This reprint edition spans 224 pages and is written in English. The story introduces readers to Jennie Redhead, a private investigator based in Oxford, as she delves into the case of a missing seventeen-year-old girl named Linda Corbet, who vanished under suspicious circumstances.
In her quest to uncover the truth, Jennie faces skepticism from the police and Linda’s family, who believe she has run away. However, Linda’s mother is convinced of foul play and hires Jennie to investigate. The only lead Jennie has is a fragment of a 17th-century poem found in Linda’s bedroom, which sets her on a path through a secret society and reveals a hidden world of violence and desire within the city. This novel explores themes of mystery and investigation, making it a compelling addition to the genre of police procedurals and historical fiction.
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Introducing Oxford-based private investigator Jennie Redhead in the first of a brand-new mystery series.
Oxford, 1974. Seventeen-year-old Linda Corbet is missing. She disappeared a few nights before when she was supposed to be visiting a school friend. Linda’s mother Mary doesn’t think her daughter has run away as the police and her husband believe. She is convinced Linda was murdered – and she has hired private investigator Jennie Redhead to find out what really happened to her.
The only clue Jennie has to go on is a fragment of an obscure 17th century poem she finds in Linda’s bedroom: Or will you, like a cold and errant coward/Abandon all and make a shivering turn. But from that one clue Jennie’s investigations will lead her to a secret Oxford society – and a hidden world of violence, excess and desire which lies behind the city’s dreaming spires.
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