A Bed of Scorpions, Judith Flanders
A Bed of Scorpions, Judith Flanders
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A Bed of Scorpions

Author: Judith Flanders

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2016

Synopsis

Summer in London: the sun is finally shining, the flowers are in bloom, and life is humming merrily along for book editor Samantha Clair, off to lunch with her old friend, art dealer Aidan Merriam. Humming merrily until she learns that his partner has just been found dead in their gallery, slumped over his desk with a gun in his hand. Could anything be worse? Oh yes, the police investigation is being led by Inspector Jake Field, who just happens to be Sam's new boyfriend. And Aidan, who just happens to be Sam's ex-boyfriend, wants Sam's help. Finding herself drawn into another investigation, Sam does the only sensible thing and calls her mother. Before long, Sam finds her loyalties stretched to the limit as she herself is threatened.
 
Armed with nothing more than her trusty weapons of satire, cynicism and a stock of irrelevant information culled from novels, Sam races to find a killer who is determined to find her first in the newest fast-paced, uproarious novel in the critically acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling author Judith Flanders.

About Judith Flanders

Judith Flanders is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the foremost social historians of the Victorian era. Her The Victorian City was a finalist for the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Judith is also the author of a crime fiction series, beginning with A Murder of Magpies. She lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on May 13, 2019

Samantha Clair, usually known as Sam, works at Timmins and Ross publishing house. When a friend of hers dies suddenly, Sam’s CID boyfriend is called in to investigate. Maybe Frank Compton’s death is not suicide as his partner believes at all. When another man connected to the art gallery ends up dea......more

Goodreads review by Shan on March 30, 2016

Takes place in the London publishing and art worlds. The main character is an editor, the victim is a gallery owner, and the main character's boyfriend is a Scotland Yard detective. There's lots of interesting stuff; I enjoy mysteries where I learn a bit about something I didn't know anything about......more

Goodreads review by Anissa on February 27, 2017

A good second installment of the Sam Clair series. I quite loved the first book and somehow missed this one when it came out. I liked it enough to read the next but not as much as I liked the first. I found this one a little sluggish in places but I was able to suss out who the murderer was fairly e......more

Goodreads review by Susan on April 10, 2021

Editor Sam Clair has lunch with her friend Aidan, who runs an art gallery, and learns that his partner just killed himself. Unfortunately, Sam's significant other, a CID inspector, is investigating the death. After that, it's one coincidence after another, each drawing Sam deeper into the puzzles ar......more

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