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What came before he shot her /

In North Kensington three orphaned mixed-race children are bounced from one home to another. The middle child Joel takes care of the youngest, Toby, who isn't quite right. When a local gang threatens Toby, Joel makes a pact with the devil that ends in the murder of Thomas Lynley's wife.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George, Elizabeth, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [2006]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Lynley, Thomas > Fiction.
Abandoned children > England > London > Fiction.
Male juvenile delinquents > England > London > Fiction.
Kensington and Chelsea (London, England) > Social conditions > Fiction.
North Kensington (London, England) > Social conditions > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Description
Summary:In North Kensington three orphaned mixed-race children are bounced from one home to another. The middle child Joel takes care of the youngest, Toby, who isn't quite right. When a local gang threatens Toby, Joel makes a pact with the devil that ends in the murder of Thomas Lynley's wife.
Physical Description:548 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:0060545623 (acid-free paper)
9780060545628 (acid-free paper)