Lonely Road Murder by the late British author John Russell Fearn (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia,
SFE) is his vintage standalone crime thriller, this one starring a happy-go-lucky young woman who shockingly finds that her best friend and neighbour has been murdered and to put her mind at ease, begins to look into matters, as you do, whilst the bereaved widower, who seems to be a potential culprit, apparently succumbs to his guilty sorrow…
…or did he?
(cue ominous music
), free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press.
This was originally published in 1954 by Brown Watson using the pseudonym Elton Westward.
Currently free @
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else worldwide that Amazon sells, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive or else program)
Description
Tragedy strikes…
Rosemary Lennox is a happy, bright young lady who’s lucky enough to have her close friends around her.
However, after a wonderful night out with her boyfriend, Rosemary comes home through a thick and terrifying fog to find her best friend and neighbour, Mary Francis murdered…
She begins having nightmares…
John Francis, Mary’s husband, is distraught over the loss of his beloved wife. Although their relationship could be tempestuous as times, they loved each other dearly and he becomes lost without her.
But he was the last to see her alive and admits that they had a row immediately prior to her death.
John seems close to breaking point and is soon found dead from apparent suicide by gas inhalation.
Was he hiding a guilty conscience?
The evidence doesn’t seem to add up.
In fact, the evidence seems to be pointing to a few people…
Rosemary must try not to lose her way as she sets about uncovering the culprit, but she’s determined to get justice for Mary…
Lonely Road Murder is an intriguing crime thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.